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Re: Owl Nest?



From what I have heard, GHO's nest in old hawk nests, not in cavities, as
(I think) do also Barred Owls. The rest are small enough to use cavities
excavated by others, namely the larger woodpeckers.

On Thu, 30 Mar 2000 15:55:10 -0500 Bob & Connie Shertz
<shertz1@mindspring.com> writes:
> Dear Carolinabirders,
>     Is this unusual???  We were on our way to North Topsail Beach 
> from
> Raleigh, NC, today and drove around Snead's Ferry checking out 
> property
> along the ICW at Pelican Point.  There were many osprey nests in the
> area.  While driving through an undeveloped area, I spotted close to 
> the
> road what looked like an osprey nest in the top of a dead tree with
> something in it, but I was struck by how the bird (?) in it looked 
> grey
> and thought it might be a great blue heron nest instead.   So we 
> pulled
> over and pulled out the binoculars and observed what appeared to be 
> two
> light-colored baby owls.  They looked like baby great horned owls 
> (they
> had rings around their eyes and obvious ears).  We did not see any
> adults nearby.
> 
>     I thought owls built their nests in cavities in trees.  Is it
> possible that they build nests in the top of dead trees like 
> ospreys?
> We'd be glad to give directions if anyone wants to check them out.
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> 
> Connie & Bob Shertz
> shertz1@mindspring.com
> N. Topsail Beach, NC (for the long weekend)
> 

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