Thank you for the info.?

I wonder how frequently Barred Owls, not Spotted Owls, will move into areas where Barred Owls have been killed??

Do Barred Owls expand their territories in lower densities?

Does anyone know a source showing these sites on a map... and the two other sites mentioned in the article where owls have already been culled?



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> From: Bill Anderson <billandersonbic at yahoo.com>
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>Subject: [Tweeters] Re: Barred Owl Kill-off (proposed plan)
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>Cindy Ashy wrote --->Also, one more point... in an interview on NPR, someone (can't remember name) from FWS kept calling the culling of the Barred Owls in the three chosen spots an "experiment".... talked about how they would follow the Spotted Owls to see how they'd respond to the culling of their competitor... I was listening for and heard nothing about them using controls... and why these three sites were selected, and if the control sites exist (I'm betting they don't), how were they selected and how do they compare to the areas where the owls will be culled.... I'm bringing this up because I see real potential for some erroneous conclusions to be drawn unless these details are brought to the forefront now and kept there. An "experiment" is only as good as its design.... and to call this an actual "experiment" is probably quite a stretch.... therefore, it was a red flag to me that is is officially being described this way.? <---
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>An article I read in the Everett
Herald? explained the experiment and its controls. http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130723/NEWS03/707239876/0/SEARCH
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>From the article:? Each study area will be divided in two, with half serving as a control
with no barred owl hunting. Scientists will see if spotted owls move
back into areas where barred owls have been killed. The four study areas add up to 1,207 square miles, which amounts to 0.05 percent of the
northern spotted owl's range.
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>Bill Anderson; Edmonds, WA.
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