This horrifies me. Now I understand why people will not share locations with people they do not know. I hate to condemn one group, but after watching two photographers last spring as they moved branches for better photos of a Saw-whet, my thought is a greedy photographer. Since you seem to be talking about the little owl within the park beyond the turnstile, I am grateful I never saw that one of the two, therefore my directions for the second owl we're not used for destruction. If I see ANY clear Saw-whet photos I will blast someone. I just know my temper will get away from me. Karen On Jan 20, 2018 5:02 PM, "Haans Petruschke" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi, > > I doubt the Port Authority will do anything. It would not do any good > anyway. Whomever did this cutting would have ignored tape or rope. Plus > if you had been to this site you would know that in order to actually see > the Owls it was necessary to scramble through some tangle and then viewing > was from about 10-15 feet. It would be impossible to put up tape without > disturbing the owls or blocking viewing. > > In the end the only injury is to the people who could have had a chance to > see these birds. Not to the Owls. They are likely fine in a different > roosting area. > > Owls don't need protection. This is an issue about someone being a selfish > jerk and inconsiderate. Nothing more. > > Haans > > On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 2:44 PM, Jamie Koller <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > I had contacted someone last week about the CLNP to give those owls a > good > > buffer by roping off ASAP..at least 30 feet but the person I spoke too > > believes roping the area off has no merit.. the owls move. I was just > > there to see the area for myself and I see well worn areas where the owls > > must have stayed put. I plan to follow up Monday with your findings and > my > > photos. Simple signs and rope could be significant. Its a shame someone > > hadn’t suggested roping or tape earlier. > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 20, 2018 at 1:33 PM Haans Petruschke <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> > >> The little Northern Saw-whet Owls have been very reliable in the same > >> location for weeks at CLNP, but are not there today. Examination of the > >> roost site showed that the tangle had been trimmed with a clipper all > the > >> way back to where one of the little owls would sit. Of course the owl > is > >> no longer there. > >> > >> These owls showed remarkable fidelity to this location and tolerance to > >> close approach by humans which is typical if they are in a protected > >> location. Cutting the tangle eliminated the protective aspect of the > >> roost > >> and so the little owls are gone. > >> > >> I was not present when the cutting was done and do not know the reason. > >> Anything I might suggest would be speculative and so I refuse to > speculate > >> for the reason or motive for the disturbance. > >> > >> This was great while it lasted, and it is too bad the site was disturbed > >> in > >> such a gross manner. The fidelity to this site over such a long period > >> provides good evidence of how tolerant owls can be to human presence so > >> long as we do not go too far. > >> > >> How far is too far? Cutting stuff certainly. Also touching the bird. I > >> have found that having loud groups taken to see roosting owls also > results > >> in them leaving an otherwise reliable roost. But as Roger Tory Peterson > >> noted so long ago, Owls can otherwise be ridiculously tame and > >> approachable. No different than Warblers or Chickadees in the right > >> situation. > >> > >> Haans > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________________ > >> > >> Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > >> Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/ > >> membership.php. > >> Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > >> > >> > >> You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > >> listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > >> Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > >> > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/ > membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. 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