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From: grp@Unify.com (Greg Pasquariello)
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Subject: Re: Bird feeding Station
Message-ID: <1991Apr19.135241@Unify.com>
Date: 19 Apr 91 20:52:41 GMT
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In article <1991Apr17.163718.27746@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov>,
hastings@jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov (Sheri Hastings) writes:

> In article <1991Apr17.072124.3028@nmt.edu> john@nmt.edu (John Shipman)
writes:
> 
> >I've heard that Great Horned Owls regularly catch well-fed suburban
> >cats in the wealthy Bay Area suburb of Los Altos Hills.
> >
> >Another interesting fact about this species of owl is that it is
> >*the* major predator of skunks.  Owls don't have much of a sense
> >of smell, skunks are a plentiful resource, and both of them are
> >nocturnal.  Some museum study skins of Great Horned Owl are still
> >quite fragrant after several decades.
> >-- 
> 
> We have lots of skunks around our house. (My dog has been sprayed twice
> already this spring.) Maybe that's why the owls hang around.
> 
> I've actually seen them carrying rabbits away. These particular owls are 
> pretty bold. Once one swooped down and grabbed a rabbit less than ten
> feet from me. It was so fast. I didn't even see it coming. I've also
> seen them carrying mice, snakes, and lizards. Do they bother any other birds?

Yes, they will eat Red-shouldered Hawks and Barred Owls.

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Greg Pasquariello	grp@unify.com
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