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Re: update on owl project



A friend of mine had a similar problem last summer at his garden goldfish
pond located in Simpsonville, SC.  The owl ate nearly all of his fish.  The
owl became a nightly visitor. He was able to get close enough to touch the
owl on a few occasions.  Of course, he did not. He was able to get some good
photos of the owl.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Irvin Pitts" <ipitts@scprt.com>
To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 3:47 PM
Subject: FW: update on owl project


> After having seen the follow-up discussion on barred owls, I thought I'd
> forward my earlier comments related to barred owl feeding preferences.
> Irvin Pitts (ipitts@prt.state.sc.us)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Irvin Pitts
> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 10:55 AM
> To: 'Harrold, Eric S'
> Subject: RE: update on owl project
>
>
> I read with interest your e-mail regarding barred owls. I once recovered
> and analyzed 27 barred owl pellets from a winter roost in a pine stand
> at Pleasant Ridge County Park, Greenville County SC. These pellets were
> collected during the fall and winter of 1986 through 1987. I identified
> 61 animal remains from these pellets - which represented quite a diverse
> assemblage.
> 16 bats (most, if not all being red bats, Laisiurus borealis)
> 10 crayfish
> 8 orthopterans
> 6 land snails
> 5 woodland voles (Microtus pinetorum)
> 5 Peromyscus mice
> 4 beetles (scarabs)
> 3 short-tailed shrews (Blarina brevicauda)
> 2 eastern moles (Scalopus aquaticus)
> 1 eastern chimpmunck (Tamias striatus)
> 1 cicada
>
> Concerning urban owls- my brother who lives in downtown Spartanburg, SC
> had a problem this past fall with barred owls catching goldfish from his
> "garden pond". Two pellets found there had fish scales, as well as the
> remains of a robin and house finch.
>
> Irvin Pitts
> South Carolina State Parks
>
>
>