[Tweeters] Great horned owl and skunks

[Rob Sandelin]

As  kid the owl nest behind our house was easy to find because they fed on
skunks and often brought them to the nest. Roadkill skunk was a common scent
when I was a kid (late 50's mid 60's)  Skunks are now gone from this part of
Snohomish County but probably not from owl predation.
 
Rob Sandelin
Naturalist, Writer, Teacher
Snohomish County

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From: tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Tim Haller
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 10:02 PM
To: Tweeters
Subject: [Tweeters] RE: Ssssh. Don't tell the cat people


I once met a gentleman who worked for the RMBO in Colorado, who said that
his studies of Great Horned Owls (+pellets) indicated that they eat a LOT of
'domestic' cat.  I doesn't surprise me to learn that other owls do the same.
 
I know that there's a GHOW in our neighborhood, so our cats don't go out at
night.  :)
 
Tim Haller
Vancouver, WA
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