[birdky] Re: Request for owl pellets

Ian, see if the Raptor Rehab center here in Louisville might be able to help 
you out. We took a Cub Scout troop there for a tour a few years back and they 
had a bunch of pellets.

Raptor Rehabilitiation of Kentucky, Inc.
1024 Southern Ave
Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 491-1939
www.raptorrehab.org

If they have some and are willing to help you out, just let me know if you need 
any help getting them shipped or anything like that. I live less than a mile 
from their "campus". 

Mike Shutts
Louisville, KY
502 432 4713






----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Stewart 
Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 4:15 pm
Subject: [birdky] Request for owl pellets
To: birdky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

> 
> Hi all, I am teaching a final-year ornithology class (Bio559) 
> here at UK and have an open lab on March 23rd. I would like to 
> have the students dissect owl pellets as I think they would 
> really enjoy it. They could identify any skulls present, at 
> least to genus, and relate this to the species of owl that 
> likely produced the pellet as well as habitat type. Kentucky is 
> a great state for this as there are several species of resident 
> owls of different sizes and therefore different diets (and also 
> diurnal birds of prey of course, which can also produce 
> pellets). Hence, I was wondering if anyone knew of any regular 
> owl roosts around the state that may have pellets? As I 
> understand it, the owls don't cough up pellets below their nest 
> site, so that sort of disturbance isn't a problem. They usually 
> cough them up in places where they roost, such as barns or 
> abandoned buildings. Shawchyi Vorisek kindly informs me that 
> permits are not necessary for collecting pellets, and adds that 
> the KY Department of Fish and Wildlife would be interested in 
> what we find, especially if the pellets are collected from one 
> of the state Wildlife Management Areas. I would happily share 
> the results with the list too. If anyone knows of any places 
> that would be good for pellets please let me know. Thanks 
> a lot!!IanIan Stewart Department of Biology University of 
> Kentucky Lexington KY 40506-0225 (859) 323-9499 
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