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Mobirders, Last year at this time I was enjoying a pair of Eastern Screech Owls in a nest box in my Ferguson backyard. Anticipating the possibility of this occurring again, I was happy when I heard Screech Owl’s calling for the first two weeks this month from Pin Oak’s in my backyard. However, this calling ended earlier this week and has been replaced by Barred Owls calling using the same trees around my yard. I have not heard the Screech Owls at all in the last week, and prior to this week I had never heard a Barred Owl in my neighborhood (Ever!). I am curious if the Screech Owls could have become dinner for the Barred’s or if the Screech Owls may have just moved elsewhere as a result of the Barred’s moving in. I realize both of these are probably possibilities, however was wondering if anyone could enlighten me as to how these two species may interact when trying to fill the same niche? Should I forget about any Screech Owl nesting in the box this year? Josh Uffman St. Louis County, MO __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ __________________________________________________ * Audubon Society of Missouri's * * Wild Bird Discussion Forum * *------------------------------------------------* * To unsubscribe send the message * * SIGNOFF MOBIRDS-L * * to [log in to unmask] * * To subscribe send the message * * SUBSCRIBE MOBIRDS-L your name * * to [log in to unmask] * *------------------------------------------------* * To access the list archives from July 2002 on: * * http://po.missouri.edu/archives/mobirds-l.html * ##################################################