There were 5 SNOWY OWLS at the South Jetty today. 2 were up
front and easy to see three were waaaaay back up the driftwood
valley. I collected 7 pellets today including one that appeared
to be very fresh. This last fresh pellet contained the parts of
at least 3 RED PHALAROPES.
http://home.pacifier.com/~neawanna/SNOW/20051223-2-5.JPG

Four of the pellets had parts from at least 5 BLACK RATS, based
on jaw bone counts.

The two remain pellets had bird feathers and bird bones, that
appear to be too big for phalaropes. I found legs from two gulls
(probably Mew Gulls) near popular owl loafing sites. I will be
cleaning up the feathers and bone fragments for the gull pros to
figure out. Are you up to the challenge Mary Anne?

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Mike Patterson
Astoria, OR
celata at pacifier.com

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