[obol] Re: A Fun bird ID challenge!
- From: Wayne Hoffman <whoffman@xxxxxxxx>
- To: zialeefukuda@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 13:06:08 -0700
Hi -
I cannot do much with these views. Is there a reason not to pull it apart,
clean bones and feathers for individual examination?
Wayne
On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 11:27 AM, Zia Fukuda <zialeefukuda@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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.
>
>
> https://plus.google.com/u/1/photos/112491104317230198761/albums/6059723537305914481
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Zia Fukuda
>
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