Barred Owls are now feeding very hungry fledged and fully flight capable
young. Several of the young that I have banded in the last few nights weigh
more than their parents. The young can be easily detected by their loud,
frequent, ascending "psssst!" food begging calls. A good time of day to
locate them is in the evening, from around 8 PM-9:30 PM, as the Robins will
also alert one to their presence.



There has been an ongoing "hazard tree removal" vs. habitat battle for
several years now, and it is not restricted to just Seattle. Many species
depend on these trees for nesting sites, but will also take to a nest box.
A compromise solution might be found in topping and limbing the hazard tree,
and then installing a nest box.



In the present case, the tree has served its purpose as far as the Barred
Owls are concerned. They are not using it as a nest at this time of year.



J. Acker

Bainbridge Island, WA

owler at sounddsl.com





From: tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu
[mailto:tweeters-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of
dlrymnd at aol.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 8:27 AM
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu
Subject: [Tweeters] Nesting BARRED OWL of North Capitol HIll Seattle




Here is a link to a news item on KOMO about a BARRED OWL nesting on the
north side of Capitol Hill in Seattle, the Seattle Parks department wants to
cut the tree down, as it might come down in a strom. Is this why there are
few nesting trees around for owls, ducks and woodpeckers?


http://www.komonews.com/news/local/125470143.html#13105699964981&if_height=2
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Deborah Raymond

dlrymnd at aol.com