Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 11:48:17 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Maryanne Dolan Subject: Re: Wintering Owl Search MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Rick Sussman wrote: "Owl wash is generally very white and lacks any brown or blackish pigments, so look for very bright white droppings. This indicates an owl (or owls) have been roosting above." Rick - I went on an owl search at the Arboreum several weeks ago and found several trees that were almost caked in whitewash. It looked as if several generations had nested in the trees. The problem was that the branches were so thick I couldn't see very far upward. Unwilling (and probably unable!) to climb the tree and disturb the owls, I backed off and hunted woodpeckers instead. My question - how far away would they likely have been? I checked a few nearby trees, with no results. Do they stay pretty close to home during the day, or should I have looked a little further afield? maryanne dolan Washington DC abrowbridge@msn.com ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================