[Birdtalk] FW: [IBLE] Barn Owl pellets

James D. McIntyre james.d.mcintyre at att.net
Wed Oct 4 22:39:45 GMT 2006


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From: ible at yahoogroups.com [mailto:ible at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kit
Struthers
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 3:28 PM
To: IBLE; Chuck Trost; Cliff & Lisa Weisse
Subject: [IBLE] Barn Owl pellets

 

Hi.  Yesterday I received a call from a woman at the Idaho Falls Chamber of
Commerce office.  She had been contacted by John Biever of Tulsa, Oklahoma,
who is conducting research on Barn Owl prey.  He collects and examines Barn
Owl pellets to determine what the owls have been eating.  He later called me
and then e-mailed me about his research.  He is retired and does this as a
volunteer for the Sam Nobel Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.

 

His e-mail with more information plus his address and phone number is below.
He would greatly appreciate any help we can give him.

 

Thanks.

 

Kit

 

Kit Struthers

Snake River Audubon Society

Idaho Falls, ID

208-529-2028

kit619 at ida.net

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From: jbiever [mailto:jbiever at cox.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 6:39 PM
To: kit619 at ida.net
Subject: HELLO ABOUT BARNYS

 

If people would like to help me with this project its important for them to
know that all the culmination and datas will be donated to the SAM NOBEL
OKLAHOMA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY LOCATED  WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
IN NORMAN,OKLAHOMA.. ALL MATERIALS WILL BE DONATED AT NO COSTS TO THE
MUSEUM..I FINANCE THIS ENTIRE PROJECT  OUT OF MY RETIREMENT 

INCOME 

 

I would like to have some materials (pellets) from different agricultural
areas where they grow alfalfa as a crop and is adjacent to desert scrubland
types of habitats.  And also any other types of areas where Barn Owls
reside.  Marshy lands are of a particular interest because of the shrew
population that frequents this type of area and or in areas where there are
small perrenial  streams at higher elevations where the large microtene
--Microtus richardsoni may be found. 

 

I am interested in Barn Owls where ever they may be found  .

 

If a rancher is tolerant of the Barn Owls living on his lands they consume a
huge number of rodents and especially when they have young to rear.  If they
have 4-5 young they will feed 15-20 rodents per 24 hours .

 

All kinds of habitats are of an interest to me where the Barnys reside and
hunt. .

 

Also I will pay you for all the shipping costs to send the pellets to me..

 

And its best and cheaper to send them by UPS; sometimes the postal
authorities are a bit squemish about you sending owl pellets in the mails.

 

Here is a bit of information for you for contacts about this project..

 

You can connect with Dr. Janet K Braun at 405 325 0801 or you can e mail her
at  <mailto:jkbraun at ou.edu> jkbraun at ou.edu.  She is the lead curator for the
museum. ..

I will close for this time and PLEASE KEEP IN TOUCH WITH ME.

 

6801 E 75th Street

Tulsa  OK  74133-3036

918-488-9158

jbiever at cox.net

 

AND CALL ME IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSSE THE PROJECT WITH ME AND IF YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS..

 

I THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION TO MY LETTER

 

I REMAIN THE SAME OLD OWL PELLET MAN

 

 SINCERELY

 

JOHN BIEVER

 

ALSO YOU SHOULD FEEL FREE TO GIVE MY EMAIL ADDRESS TO OTHER INTERESTED
PERSONS AND ALSO MY PHONE NUMBER IF THERE ARE PERSONS WHO WISH TO CONTACT ME
IN PERSON  ABOUT THIS PROJECT

 

ALSO ANOTHER ADDED BIT IS THAT THE INTEREST FOR SHREWS IS SPECIAL BECAUSE DR
BRAUN DID HER MASTERS THESIS ON SHREW SYSTEMATICS  SO ALL MATERIALS AND
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS GROUP IS OF A SPECIAL INTEREST FOR THE MUSEUM  FROM
THE AREAS THAT IVE DESCRIBED

 

 

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