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can a barn owl harm a small dog?
11/02/05 13:07
We have a 10 lb dog. A barn owl built a nest in our yard. Is our dog possible prey?
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Old Times
06/19/05 22:59
It's looking like old times again. The female is sitting on her growing clutch, dead rodents are appearing, then disappearing, over the course of several frames and no other owls are visible (though the male must be dropping in now and then with food and copulatory intent). This pair seems very serious about getting the job done!

DAH
egg
06/18/05 16:06
The female has now laid a fourth egg!
camera
06/17/05 12:12
Thanks for adjusting the camera. Look forward to watching the second brood.
Banding of barn owls
06/17/05 09:28
Are the birds born & raised in the nest boxes banded before fledging? Does anyone keep track of them, or is this even possible?
First Brood
06/14/05 22:53
With the second clutch underway, I'm wondering about the status of our first group. Apparently they've fledged. Will mom and dad continue to show any interest in them, or are they on their own? (I find this hard to believe unless we consider mid-June to be "mid to late summer.") Will they be allowed to return to the nest box during the day? If so, would they be of any use to mom while she sits? (Even if they're not efficient hunters, they might be able to assist in cleaning the nest.) I say this because it wouldn't seem advantageous to start round two unless the first group was either independent or helpful to the breeding effort in some way. (I'm also assuming that this is the same set of parents as before…)

DAH
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another nest attempt
06/14/05 16:56
I was surprised to read/see that they were starting another nest. Frankly, I thought they'd be exhausted feeding all those little owlets. I am thoroughly enjoying Nest Box Cams.
eggs
06/14/05 14:02
I think i see two eggs now!
Fledging
06/13/05 15:46
Obviously, I missed the baby owlets fledging. But,I was surprised that you didn't document it. I can find nowhere that they actually left the nest so that the parents would be able to start a second nesting attempt.
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egg!!
06/13/05 12:15
at 11:13am I see an egg!!! albeit it IS upside down ;-}
jeanne in Marion, NY
New Attempt Off and Laying?
06/12/05 16:53
It's hard to be sure - what with the camera in a crazy, owl-like position - but the 3:44:32 PM shot on 6.12.05 appears to have an egg at the top of the photo (that is, on the floor of the box). If so, attempt number two must be off and laying.

DAH
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Barn Owls
06/12/05 11:11
Upside down owl! :-)
camera
06/10/05 11:39
Would it be possible to adjust the camera since the owlets have fledged?
All still there
05/27/05 13:10
It obviously was the camera angle on picture of 5/24. Today's photos 5/27 shows all 5. Great shot!
Do owl chicks generally fledge at night?
05/24/05 20:01
It seems logical that they would, but I wasn't sure. The oldest chick is over 55 days old and should be fledging any time if he hasn't already! I can never tell how many owlets are in the box these days because one of them is usually standing right in front of the camera. ;)
Snake in the box
05/24/05 18:33
I have really enjoyed watching this site and sharing it with my friends and family. I have been looking at the picture taken on May 9, the day before the snake struck, and it looks like the snake is in the picture. Could the snake have been hanging out there a while? Might the parents have brought it in for food?
Cam image not refreshing?
05/19/05 09:39
Is it just me, or has the cam image been 'stuck' since yesterday evening?
Attention owlets!
05/18/05 16:11
I know you are curious about what is outside the box and possibly the camera itself, but could you please move away from in front of it occasionally so we can get a good look at you?? ;)

Thank you,
A Fan
fluffy and cute
05/18/05 08:17
they are soooo fluffy and cute! i cannot believe it!!! OMG!!!!!!!!
Five owlets, yay! When will they fledge?
05/16/05 10:24
Thanks very much for letting us know that there are still five owlets. I've been so worried that the snake actually killed two of them, but they always seem in front of the camera when I check in so I couldn't tell. Will they be fledging soon?
camera
05/15/05 17:41
I've noticed that the chicks stand in front of the camera almost all the time. Is there any way to move the camera so that we can get a clear image.
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Snake attack!
05/13/05 09:26
Poor owlets! I've been watching this nestbox since the eggs were laid and it's so sad to see this happen to the chicks. :( Is it likely that the snake will return? And would the parents normally try to drive the snake away, assuming they saw it try to enter the box? I know it's just part of nature, but I've grown very attached to these owlets and hate to see anything happen to them.
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snake
05/13/05 00:48
How this can be possible, that snake kills one bird?!
Where are the parents?
Missing chick?
05/12/05 15:19
Isn't there still one chick unaccounted for?
Loss of chick(s)
05/12/05 13:26
Sorry sorry to learn about that. I've really enjoyed watching them grow up & then tragedy strikes unfortunately.

Omaha, NE
Nest box defenders
05/12/05 10:38
Would the owlet that has its talon on the snake be strong enough to have killed it and tossed it out of the nest box? Could 2-3 of them done this together?
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Predator guard
05/12/05 10:24
Most of the birdhouse designs I have seen highly suggest the addition of a predator guard (on this very site). I know it's too late this season to add one to existing boxes; perhaps a review of the cam nests is in order to make sure predator guards are needed. Nature is nature, I've seen a few dead fledglings around my neigborhood that did not survive their first freedom. I even like snakes. I really enjoy this website and the opportunity to see what was normally unseen. Thanks for the experience.
nest box preditors
05/12/05 10:14
I know that snakes only need to eat infrequently, but once a snake has visited (successfully) a nest box, is it likely it will return to check the food source again?
Poor babies!
05/12/05 09:02
Where is the Mother Owl?? I would think she could take care of the snake!! I know this is sometimes not nature's way but gosh, I hate to see this :(
Parental Supervision
05/12/05 08:04
Apparently the parents were out of the area when the snake struck. If they'd been there, would they have been able to fight him off? And did the camera catch the response when a parent finally returned? Since adult birds appear to "count" their young, I expect that he (or she) would have shown some agitation at the missing owlet(s).

DH
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snake
05/11/05 14:28
How did the snake get into the box
Hi!
04/28/05 15:07
They seem to be really active even though it's early afternoon! And they're so cute! :)
cool
04/27/05 21:21
How often does this picture refresh?
cute
04/26/05 18:27
How cute are these little guys and gals
I can't believe how quickly they grow
new web site
04/24/05 15:16
I guess I'm less than thrilled with your new web site. The images are incredibly slow to load, especially the pop-up pages. They take as much as 30 seconds, every 30 seconds, to reload. Sometimes more tham a minute passes bwtween views. Also, this comment area should be a separate link, leaving the main page for comments from Cornell people to post updates & facts instead of lay people & their sometimes moronic questions.
Lighting effects
04/23/05 07:23
Is the light in the nest box on constantly, or is there a flash going off each 30 seconds?
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thanks for the updated website!
04/21/05 18:33
I appreciate the new & improved site :) it has so much more information, readily available, & the ease of the 'print' feature allows me to keep our staff updated on the daily progress of these great birds!
Thanks so much!
last years owls
04/21/05 07:35
do you monitor in any way last years owls
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Fluffy
04/20/05 18:39
The babies are soo fluffy!
Hi
04/14/05 16:38
What do owls eat?
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