Vellozzi Swets
Westchester County, NY
March - May, 2006

First Westchester breeding record!  (We think.)
(If you know of other records for the County, please send any historical evidence to
merlin@pipeline.com, PeregrineJV@aol.com, or dpanko@pipeline.com)

NSWO Roost Site discovered by James Vellozzi on March 13, 2006.
Adult seen at nest hole.

James found an owlet looking out of the hole on May 17, 2006.

Roost site is below

Drew is 5'9":  Cavity looks like about 16 ft high. How many?  One, two, three,....

Larry and James retrieve the owls

Owlets banded on May 19, 2006 by Trudy and Drew

Five owlets in all! Weights ranged from 79.3 gm to 96.1 gm. The oldest weighed 93.2gm and the youngest weighed 96.1. What good parents they have! What good food Westchester provides.

 

May 24, 2006

Adult male banded: only 77.9 gm!

Owlets branching:   * 1 seen before dark; * begging calls  heard from at least 3 (possibly 4)  from different directions after dark

Finder:	James Vellozzi
Retriever:	Larry Fischer
Banders / Photographers:	Trudy Battaly Drew Panko

Copyright May 24, 2006

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