[wisb] Re: Great Horned Owl fishing?
- From: DAVID SNELL <dasnell3@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 06:50:07 -0700 (PDT)
My guess is that the top-water lure appeared to be a frog or mouse swimming
noisily....and thus an easy target for a meal. A fish would not be swimming on
top nor make chugging noises as it swam.
David S.
Fox Point
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From: Cutright.Noel <Noel.Cutright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 1:48 PM
Subject: [wisb] Great Horned Owl fishing?
According to Birds of North America (Houston, C. Stuart, Dwight G. Smith
and Christoph Rohner. 1998. Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), The
Birds of North America Online (A. Poole, Ed.). Ithaca: Cornell Lab of
Ornithology; Retrieved from the Birds of North America Online:
http://bna.birds.cornell.edu.bnaproxy.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/372)
, Great Horned Owls consume virtually no fish and not much in the way of
herps.
A friend (John O'Donnell) reports the following from his friend Mike:
First from John - A non-birding friend of mine sent me this very recent
account of a local Great Horned Owl striking at a surface fishing lure
and getting hooked. I have seen Barred Owls go into the surface of our
pond and catch fish or frogs but this is the first time I have ever
heard of a Great Horned fishing. Any comments or experience with this
kind of event?
Now, from Mike - We were fishing about 30 yards from shore, casting
towards shore. The red circle in the photo (not attached) is part of
the lure. The lure had a spinner-like propeller on the back and churned
the water when retrieved. The owl snatched the lure. A hook went
through the owl's foot when he (or she) attempted to steal the lure.
The barb was clipped off so the lure could be removed. When last seen,
the owl was swimming towards shore in the shallows.
Reaction anyone? Noel Cutright, Ozaukee County
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