Our local Powerful Owl pair in Northern Sydney usually raise 2 young
each year & have done so for quite a few years so I guess the
juveniles have to go somewhere.
They seem to have a steady diet of Ringtail & there are certainly a
lot of Ringtails about with dreys overflowing as the juveniles get
bigger a this time of year. It is not uncommon to see one of the
Ringtail parents sprawled asleep on top of the bulging drey during
the day, & families of 4 line-astern moving out in the
twilight....nicely in sync with the PO family demand!
It might be heresy but the Ringtails do seem to rely heavily on the
privet for cover & can be spotlighted among the privet blossom at
night. Both garden natives & exotics also seem to complement the
diet for Ringtails, Brushtails & Sugar Gliders. All visit our
Sesanqua Camelia especially when it is in bloom & the bark & shoots
of mango & avocado are a favorite of our resident Brushtails. While
a Powerful Owl may sit & watch the Brushtails, I have seen no
evidence of them being taken here. But they evidently retain some
respect for the Powerful Owl because if the Brushtails get too bouncy
as they wait for dark in the ceiling, a few PO hoots emanating from
OwlPages http://www.owlpages.com/owls.php?genus=Ninox&species=strenua
via my computer speakers soon quieten them down. (Otherwise they are
perfect house guests, not fouling the roof space & coming home
quietly in the morning.)
If you find PO feathers under a roost, Fiona Hogan
is looking for feathers for DNA analysis.
Chris Charles
On 07/01/2007, at 10:09 PM, John Tongue wrote:
Hi all Powerful Owl watchers,
Further to the discussion about their seeming to be at home right
in the City, last year, one was roosting for a time in a tree right
outside the Australian Museum in Market St.....I know because on a
visit to Sydney I went to see if I could tick it (would have been a
lifer for me then, though I've since seen one in Northern Suburbs
of Sydney!), and dipped!!
John Tongue
Hobart
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