I don't think there was any implication that Barn Owl numbers are low - no
idea if they are of not but as you say all night birds are rarely seen in
comparison with other species as not much birding at night!
I believe that locally (western side of Pt Philip Bay) there is a campaign
to reduce the number of Little Ravens by a number of bodies as they predate
on nesting Red-capped Plovers amongst other things.
On 3 April 2013 13:15, Peter Shute <> wrote:
> Are Barn Owls really low in numbers? I would have thought that the main
> reason they're not seen that often is because they're nocturnal. I've only
> seen 3 or 4 myself, but I've never gone looking for them. Was it last year
> that people were seeing lots of them around Melbourne?
>
> I've no idea if crows are in unnaturally high numbers either. It's quite
> likely, but you'd think only around tips, and that most of the unpopulated
> areas are unaffected.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > On Behalf Of
> > Philip Veerman
> > Sent: Wednesday, 3 April 2013 11:18 AM
> > To: 'Sean Brealey'
> > Cc: 'Birding Aus'
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Barn owl being mobbed by crows
> >
> > My guess is that Corellas or Australian Wood Ducks also cause
> > problems to agriculture (or on golf courses). Maybe that
> > explains a difference (the authorities have no trouble
> > culling........) Your theory is a likely and widespread problem.
> >
> > Philip
> >
> > -----Original Message-----From:
> >
> > On Behalf Of
> > Sean Brealey
> > Sent: Tuesday, 2 April 2013 10:43 PM To:
> > Cc:
> > Birding-Aus;
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Barn owl being mobbed by crows
> >
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > West coast highway this morning, five crows mobbing a Barn
> > Owl pretty aggressively in flight...found it quite disturbing
> > really...a rarely seen bird (ive only ever seen two)under
> > attack and i reckon he would be lucky to survive it...my
> > theory is there are too many crows because of human left
> > overs and rubbish...the authorities have no trouble culling
> > Corellas or Australian wood ducks on golf courses...does
> > anyone know if they do counts on crows to determine their
> > obvious overpopulation...they raid nests..rob eggs and attack
> > fledglings...I would really appreciate any comments or the
> > position of birds Australia if there is one...also, there is
> > a southern boobook that has been visiting my back lane
> > recently...got his call nailed and have had two visuals...
> >
> > Sean Brealey
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