[obol] A Fun bird ID challenge!
- From: Zia Fukuda <zialeefukuda@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <obol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 11:27:53 -0700
Earlier this season I collected some pellets from underneath a spotted owl
nest. As expected, there were a lot of rodents, but one pellet I found had
an unexpected surprise! One of the owls had depredated a bird! I could see
feathers, and the remains of a bird foot. I know that spotted owls will
occasionally take a bird, but I had never found an example before.
So, my challenge is, can anyone ID the bird species from the pellet?! One
will have to have some good knowledge of feather ID. A great book I use as
reference is 'Bird Feathers: A Guide to North American Species', by S.David
Scott. I haven't tried to suss out the species of the unfortunate bird yet,
but I thought it might be a fun challenge to the OBOLers out there. I'm not
sure if anyone will be able to come up with a positive ID, but, fun
nonetheless.
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Cheers,
Zia Fukuda
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