Andi,

The feather looks like a Flicker. The remains are a little tougher to call, but could be the same. Is the size about right for a flicker?

-Rolan

Andrea Woolley <andiwoolley at yahoo.com> wrote:
Dear Friends at Tweeters,

While examining a tree with a lot of whitewash and pellets near Yakima, I failed to locate the owl, but found this bird carcass that I think may be the leftover from the owl's meal. The carcass was lying on a branch about 7 feet off the ground. I lifted it off the branch with a stick (do other people do this when they are on vacation?) to discover that it was very lightweight, only bones and feathers, but nothing "nutritious" left inside. The head and the wings were missing, the feet intact. Can you please help identify this victim?

I have posted the photos at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24031688 at N08/show/

This feather was underneath the same tree. The fluffy grey feathers at the base of the quill were the exact same grey as those left on the carcass, and the dark brown matched as well, so I have included it in this photoshoot. It may or may not belong to the same bird.

Please don't tell me that the owl I was looking for got eaten by another.

Thank you!!

Andi Woolley
Sammamish, WA
andiwoolley at yahoo dot com

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