[texbirds] BRIEF ADDENDUM Re: Flammulated Owl at SPI
- From: "Rex Stanford" <calidris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "TEXBIRDS" <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:10:06 -0600
Underscoring Scarlet Colley's important admonition (relayed by Mary
Gustafson) about not pressuring the Flammulated Owl as it is trying to hunt,
it seems good to keep in mind that the Flammulated Owl feeds mainly at the
onset of darkness and close to dawn, unlike some other nocturnal owls that
tend to feed vigorously during the night (see Kenn Kaufman's "Lives of North
American Birds," Houghton Mifflin, 1996, p. 307; Pete Dunne's "Essential
Field Guide Companion", Houghton Mifflin, 2006, p. 327). Consequently,
disturbance around dusk (or at first sign of light) may pose special threats
to the owl's well-being.
Rex Stanford
McAllen, TX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Gustafson" <live4birds@xxxxxxx>
To: <texbirds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 4:12 PM
Subject: [texbirds] Flammulated Owl at SPI
> The Flammulated Owl is present at the Convention Center in the same place
> as always.
>
> Scarlett asked me to remind birders that the grounds are closed at dark
> (or was it dusk?). She also requested that birders not pressure the bird
> as it is trying to hunt.
>
> Mary
>
> Mary Gustafson
> Mission, Texas
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