Texas Barn Owls Spring 2008
NestCams Highlights
23.09.2008
The Black-legged Kittiwakes will soon be migrating over the ocean and sometimes inland, arriving to offshore California between November and January.
22.09.2008
This afternoon five of the owlets are in the box and one appears to be loafing around resting on the ledge inside the box.
19.09.2008
Barn Owl wings are long and rounded. They have a large surface area relative to the weight of the bird. This low wing loading allows them to carry heavy prey at slow speeds. View Video Highlight.
15.09.2008
A lone Murre chick was abandoned long enough for a Glaucous-winged Gull to approach it. An adult Murre returned to protectively cover the cowering chick.It seems so odd to see one Cormorant standing in the middle of a tightly packed crowd of Murres, and Glaucous-winged Gulls sitting in Kittiwake nests. More and more birds have vacated Gull Island.
