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Re: Pellets

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"George M. Jett"

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Mon, 12 Apr 2004 20:47:23 -0400

Folks
I think Steve Huy is an owl pellet expert.
George

----- Original Message -----
From: "Taylor McLean" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 7:10 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Pellets


> Dear Denise,
>     My understanding is that re owl pellets, if you get a pellet in your
> possession and send it to the right people. they can identify the owl.
>
>    I do not know the 'right' people are. Perhaps call the Smithsonian or
> perhaps someone else can respond. Or Patuxent ( US Fish and Wildlife )
>
>   In the meantime, you may want to get some pellets.
>
>         Taylor McLean
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Denise Ryan" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 6:21 PM
> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Pellet Ideas?
>
>
> I came across an intriguing pile of pellets recently that looked nothing
> like any owl pellets I have ever seen.  So, I'm hoping for some ideas as
to
> what kind of bird or critter might have produced them.
>
> I'm used to owl pellets looking very gray and everything all mushed up in
a
> jumble.  The pile that I found had at least 12 pellets and they all seemed
> to be made up of a brown/black furry mammal.  I imagine many of our finest
> city rats could be compressed into such a form.  In some cases, it was
like
> the tail was intact and easy to make out sticking out of the end of the
> pellet.  They were about the size of my thumb (I'm large boned), and
perhaps
> a bit longer 2 1/2 - 3 inches long.  They seemed to be encased in
something
> that reminded me of a thin sausage casing.
>
> I didn't take any of the pellets with me, as I was in a National Park.
> There were no large roosting trees above, but there were certainly
branches
> where a raptor could perch.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Denise Ryan
> Washington, DC
> Denise_ryan at lcv.org
>
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