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Subject: | Interaction between Sooty and Masked Owls |
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Date: | Mon, 21 Sep 1998 14:21:40 +1000 |
As Trevor Quested mentioned in his post about our visit to Gloucester Tops, we had Masked and Sooty Owls in the one spot at virtually the same time. The Sooty Owls had been completely silent until we played a Masked Owl tape, at which time they started calling. The Masked Owl was silent throughout. It is interesting to consider what this says about the relationship between these species. We were surprised to see two large Tyto owls so close to each other. I imagine that they compete for the same prey. Does the fact that the Sooties called suggest they are normally the more aggressive species, and would seek to excluse Masked Owls from their territory? In the past I have seen Boobooks in exactly the same spot too. On Saturday night we could hear them nearby. I guess we heard a total of about ten to fifteen Boobooks in various spots. Murray Lord Sydney |
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