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Old 10-09-2012, 09:06 AM   #1
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Default Dead Barred Owls, Moultonborough Neck

I found a dead Barred Owl on Saturday lying next to a small pond on Moultonborough Neck, past Kona Farms. The bird had no obvious injury and it was a mystery as to what caused its demise. A day later I found a second dead Barred in the middle of a residential road, less than a quarter of mile from where I found the first one. This second dead owl had been run over so it may have been hit by a car but the loss of two of these beautiful birds so close to each other has caused me to wonder, is there a connection and contributing factor? The only thing I could think of was poisoning via rodents of some kind. Any thoughts?
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Old 10-09-2012, 09:25 AM   #2
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How sad but that would be my guess.
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Old 10-09-2012, 12:36 PM   #3
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Poor things.....we've heard them both at our camp in M'Boro and at home.....I love their call. "Who cooks for you.....Who cooks for you"
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Old 10-12-2012, 06:15 AM   #4
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Unhappy Dead Owls

Sad news. I would agree that it is likely a poisoned rodent that they ingested.
Nasty stuff.
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Old 10-12-2012, 10:03 AM   #5
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From a website:

Both male and female] The call most associated with the Barred Owl, often described as "who cooks for you, who cooks for you-all." I have heard from 3-note (cooks for you-all) to 12-note (who cooks for you, who cooks for you, who cooks for you-all) versions of this call. Probably the most common variation is a 7-note call, with the 5th note excluded (who cooks for you, cooks for you-all). There are also variations in the pace of the notes (see track #3), and the pitch of individual notes (e.g., for some owls the first note is higher-pitched than the second note; for others the second note is higher-pitched). This call is also combined with the series call.


As always....open to interpretation!
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Old 10-17-2012, 11:33 AM   #6
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Wow, Sad to say the least. Could you have brought one to a taxidermist?
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Old 10-17-2012, 01:59 PM   #7
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Wow, who would have known?
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Wow, Sad to say the least. Could you have brought one to a taxidermist?
No, having an owl in your possession whether dead or alive without special permission is a federal crime. Mounting an owl requires special permission and is an activity that Fish and Game would seek out a taxidermist for. My father was commisioned for such a mount of a Barred Owl and a Black Bear cub in the 1990's they are both at Fish and Game headquarters. You can also approach fish and game with a request to mount a found protected animal, but it would typically have to be donated for display in a private or public location.

The tag you are given for such permission can never leave the mount if it is to remain in a personal collection.

It also ranks with eagles, as being illegal to have a single feather, unless special considerations are met.
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Old 10-23-2012, 11:44 AM   #9
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Would that be a poison rodent or a rodent that WAS poisoned by say a homeowner?
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