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16th June 2006, 05:25 AM
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Got a mystery here - need help to ID these guysSome guy brought these 3 little fellows into the bird repair center. They were in bad shape, had their eyes swelled shut from infections, had a G.I. infection and were nearly starved to death. So we got them all fixed up and they are now on the mend but we can't figure out what they are - they're not from here in Northern Nevada that's for sure and the guy says he just found them wandering around in his yard? They aren't Great Horned or Barn Owls because those are still coated in white down at this age. And they aren't Burrowing Owls because their legs are too short? Anybody got any idea what they are - we need to know so when they are ready for release we can take them back to where they came from because they won't survive here in Northern Nevada. If anybody has seen guys like this B4 please let me know?
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16th June 2006, 05:31 AM
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16th June 2006, 06:46 AM
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There just so darn cute my gosh.
 Maybe there a Northern Spotted Owl or a Great horned owlthey look simular in colour too. Ill get some pics.
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16th June 2006, 06:51 AM
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Ok heres the Northern Spotted Owl And great horned owl but I think more on the spooted owl because I dont see any horns lol.
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16th June 2006, 06:55 AM
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Hi Nab,
Great job, these little guys are lookin' pretty darn good after some rehab @ the 'repair center'. Don't know enough about owls to help you out, but I did a little googling and found this site: http://www.owling.com/Owling.htm Has some great pictures and descriptions. Maybe Brad or Terry will know what you have there. fp
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16th June 2006, 06:59 AM
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I think they might be Screech owls. There are several types of Screech Owls. We got one in the clinic recently and s/he looked like what you have there.
Being younglings makes it difficult to tell for sure. Reti
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16th June 2006, 07:26 AM
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I'm leaning toward whiskered screech owlsThese guys have distinct wiskers but they don't have the eye sockets or the light colored breast of the screech owls. I don't think the guy that brought them in is telling the whole truth, they had to get up here somehow either by truck on some hay bales or somebody plucked them from the next and then found out getting caught with an endangered species can get you fined big time. Probably just going to have to wait until they mature some more - they're really hard to tell when they're so young. If they are wiskered screech owls it will be time for a road trip because they can't be released up here they wouldn't make it this far north.
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16th June 2006, 09:06 AM
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The three little muskateers are absolutely adorable no matter what kind of owl they are!
 Thanks for sharing the pics, NAB.
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16th June 2006, 10:35 AM
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Hi Nab,
Wow .. those are darling little owls! I don't have the first clue what they are but will ask on a couple of my lists where there are some owl experts. Will let you know what I find out. Terry
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16th June 2006, 08:07 PM
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Hi Nab,Checked with Paul (the one you bought your clock from). He's into birds and thought he might know...below is his reply...
"It's hard to tell at that age but going by the size of the chicks and where they were supposedly found I'd vote for Western Screech Owl. Western Screech Owls are very common throughout the desert southwest (including Nevada) where as the Whiskered Screech Owl is normally found in extreme south eastern Arizona and into old Mexico. I'll send the photos to my brother Tom in Tucson and get his opinion too. He's a more knowledgeable birder than I am." Hope this helps...any more news???
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16th June 2006, 09:26 PM
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I agree with the vote of adorable
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16th June 2006, 10:24 PM
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I don't know what type of Owls these are, but just have to ask why you think they didn't originate in No. Nev. or why they wouldn't be able to survive there? I lived in No. Wyoming for 10 yrs. & there were all size Owls living & breeding there, & I'm sure that Topaz, Nev. is no more harsh that we were.... It looks like you did a super job getting these Eyas Owls fixed up. Thanks for helping them... It would also be helpful if we knew there weight to help identify what type they are, as a picture can distort the size........ Happy
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