[Birdtalk] BARN OWL MASSACRE IN IDAHO

[Gerber, Mark F.]

The thing to remember is that this isn't a new phenomenon.  In fact it's
been happening on that particular stretch of highway as well as
elsewhere in the world for many years.  I've been aware of it (as have
the Boise State folks doing the study) since the early nineties.  I
remember counting 92 dead barn owls along the stretch between Mt Home
and Jerome back in 1995. Those were just the ones I could see AND
IDENTIFY from the roadway at 70 mph.  It doesn't count the ones that
were thrown clear of the main roadway or were smashed beyond
recognition.

 

I now commute from Tooele to SLC every day and on any given day during
the winter I can see up to a dozen dead barn owls along I-80.  Once
you've seen it in one place it's easier to recognize elsewhere.

 

Mark F. Gerber

 

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glass that's twice as big as it needs to be"

 

 

 

From: birdtalk-bounces at utahbirds.org
[mailto:birdtalk-bounces at utahbirds.org] On Behalf Of Gayla Muir
Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 6:06 AM
To: James D. McIntyre
Cc: BIRDTALK
Subject: Re: [Birdtalk] BARN OWL MASSACRE IN IDAHO

 

I am so glad you sent this information on.  Actually I noticed all the
dead birds at the side of the road when returning from Boise on January
3rd and was going to inquire as to where to report it - it was very
disturbing.  I coudn't believe how many there were, and that was only
the ones I could see while driving - I am sure there were many more past
the shoulder of the road.   The loss wasn't as great as I approached the
Ogden/Pocatello split after Burley and none after that.  Made me wonder
why. 

On 12/9/06, James D. McIntyre <james.d.mcintyre at att.net> wrote: 

Here are some links to recent articles about the thousands of Barn Owls
being killed by motor vehicles along I-84 in Idaho:

 

http://www.king5.com/animals/news/stories/NW_010607ANBbarnowlsSW.143241c
0.html

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060725/ai_n1663799
0

 


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