[MDOsprey] Unusual Barn Owl nest

Wiwr@aol.com
Sun, 18 Jul 1999 12:24:57 EDT


Just thot i would share an amazing story.  The resident caretaker at the Farm 
section of Jug Bay Wetland Sanctuary (Hi Nancy!) called the other nite to 
report that some Barn Owls were at the bottom of a 6-foot high plastic shower 
surround that was folded to a 3ft x 8in "tube".  (above the stripping room 
inside the barn). The next day i went to look at it and sure enough, there 
was a mom and 2 kids!  Greg Kearns was consulted and we agreed the thing was 
a death trap for the young (while not being able to imagine how the adult 
even got in and out).  So we used a handy bathroom sink cabinet to make a 
make-shift box & moved them to that.  The female was actually banded!  And 
not by Greg!  Needless to say, we await with quivering anticipation the info 
on banding location.

danny bystrak
jug bay