[birdky] Re: Great Horned Owls - roadkill
- From: "Mark Monroe" <markmonroe1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 17:06:51 -0500
More likely that they have half-grown young that they are feeding at
this date and are more actively hunting because of it. Hawks and owls
take advantage of increased rodent numbers on roadsides (eating trash)
and are unfortunately often hit while dropping on prey.
Roadkills seem to be most numerous while raising young and during
thick snow cover.
Mark Monroe
Louisville, KY
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 3:00 PM, Michael Hamm <michael.hamm@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> I'm guessing that the owls are mating now and that this makes them
> relatively incautious and vulnerable to collision with cars and trucks.
> Kinda like the box turtles that cross the road in June. I' suspect that
> these are mostly turtles that are looking for mates.
>
>
> Michael F.Hamm
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:birdky-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Gary Dorman
> Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:59 PM
> To: BIRD KY
> Subject: [birdky] Great Horned Owls - roadkill
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> While traveling eastbound I64 through Louisville Monday morning is saw 2
> road killed Great Horned Owls approximately 1/4 mile apart 1/2 mile west of
> Cannons Lane.
>
> Gary Dorman II
> New Albany, IN
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