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Date: 1/29/25 7:08 am From: Jerry Davis <jwdavis...> Subject: Re: Barn Owl article and question
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has Barn Owl box plans and some boxes in the agriculture areas of eastern Arkansas have been occupied. Many factors contribute to the Barn Owl decline such as changes in farming practices, and pesticides. As with other declining birds, everyone that wants Barn Owls will not get them. If you have the right habitat, make and put up or but Barn Owl boxes and see if you can get some. There is a better chance of getting occupation of Screech Owl Boxes by these smaller owls not dependent on agriculture. But don't just stop with Owls, there are 85 species of birds that need cavities, and most will use nest boxes is the correct size and properly located. Jerry Wayne Davis Hot Springs, AR On 2025-01-29 8:43 am, Than Boves wrote: > Great article, thanks for sharing! > > Barn Owl populations are REALLY hard to monitor as they are nocturnal > and make very little noise, so their population estimates/trends are > quite uncertain. We have installed boxes for Barn Owls in the > northeast part of the state, but we have not had any box occupied yet. > Unfortunately, we see more dead barn owls that have gotten hit by cars > than alive. > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > Than J. Boves, PhD > Professor of Avian Ecology > > Director of Graduate Program in Biology > Department of Biological Sciences > Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR > > Office Phone: 870-972-3320 > > www.boveslab.com [1] > > From: The Birds of Arkansas Discussion List > <ARBIRD-L...> On Behalf Of Jodi Morris > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2025 8:14 AM > To: <ARBIRD-L...> > Subject: Barn Owl article and question > > Wonderful AP article today on international cooperation for Barn Owls, > link below. Made me wonder the current status of Arkansas population? > > > https://apnews.com/article/owls-birds-middle-east-greece-israel-jordan-4bc36250b0f1cd20d60c5759be1d7500?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share > [2] > > ------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the ARBIRD-L list, click the following link: > http://listserv.uark.edu/scripts/wa-UARKEDU.exe?SUBED1=ARBIRD-L&A=1 > [3] > > ------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the ARBIRD-L list, click the following link: > http://listserv.uark.edu/scripts/wa-UARKEDU.exe?SUBED1=ARBIRD-L&A=1 > > Links: > ------ > [1] http://www.boveslab.com/ > [2] > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/apnews.com/article/owls-birds-middle-east-greece-israel-jordan-4bc36250b0f1cd20d60c5759be1d7500?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share__;!!PirnAJVEmx4jpg!_DHqPrytp-GO5i_e8OQ2Q2o5QCrbi9E4JhPFMYfSl1jYIKD3xjM1oF6imG0arPSYdLrBYev2XJNvlvIWBYul$ > [3] > https://urldefense.com/v3/__http:/listserv.uark.edu/scripts/wa-UARKEDU.exe?SUBED1=ARBIRD-L&A=1__;!!PirnAJVEmx4jpg!_DHqPrytp-GO5i_e8OQ2Q2o5QCrbi9E4JhPFMYfSl1jYIKD3xjM1oF6imG0arPSYdLrBYev2XJNvlkKNJsIE$ ############################ To unsubscribe from the ARBIRD-L list: write to: mailto:<ARBIRD-L-SIGNOFF-REQUEST...> or click the following link: http://listserv.uark.edu/scripts/wa-UARKEDU.exe?SUBED1=ARBIRD-L&A=1

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