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Great Horned Owl Diet. Geoffrey H. Palmer. Intro to Great Horned Owls. Intro to Great Horned Owls. Classification. Intro to Great Horned Owls. Classification Distribution. Intro to Great Horned Owls. Classification Distribution Morphology. Intro to Great Horned Owls. Classification
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Great Horned Owl Diet Geoffrey H. Palmer
Intro to Great Horned Owls • Classification
Intro to Great Horned Owls • Classification • Distribution
Intro to Great Horned Owls • Classification • Distribution • Morphology
Intro to Great Horned Owls • Classification • Distribution • Morphology • Behavior & Diet
Why would diet vary over time? • Prey availability & vulnerability
Why would diet vary over time? • Prey availability & vulnerability • Breeding season of owls
Methods 19 Feb 2008 to 05 Apr 2008
Results • 44 pellets • 46 individuals • 7 groups of small mammals
Dipodomys – Kangaroo rats • 3 species • 2 individuals
Reithrodontomys – Harvest mice • 3 species • 4 individuals
Sigmodon – Cotton rats • 4 species • 4 individuals
Neotoma - Woodrats • 1 species • 2 individuals
Peromyscus – Deer mice • 4 species • 15 individuals
Pocket Mice • 5 species • 17 individuals
Importance • Las Cienegas
Management Practices Change in prey species: • Availability • Vulnerability
Importance • Las Cienegas • Range wide
Importance • Las Cienegas • Range wide • Other species
Importance • Las Cienegas • Range wide • Other species
Importance • Las Cienegas • Range wide • Other species
Importance • Las Cienegas • Range wide • Other species
Importance • Las Cienegas • Range wide • Other species
Importance • Las Cienegas • Range wide • Other species
Acknowledgements Dr. JodyLee Duek Jess Gwinn Nate Gwinn David Kahrs Sonja Smith