Martin-
I see this quite often. They are hunting the small mammals that dine on the waste see under the feeder. Last year I had an owl sitting right ontop of my feeder! You might consider putting your sightings like this in Vermont eBird - http://ebird.org/content/vt/
Kent

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Kent McFarland
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420 • Norwich, VT 05055
802.649.1431
http://www.vtecostudies.org/

Date:    Thu, 6 Dec 2007 09:38:31 -0500
From:    Martin Frank <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Surprise at the feeder

Went out to fill my feeders in S. Strafford last night and was surprised 
when a very large bird silently flew off into the night. Returned with a 
flashlight and saw a barred owl sitting in a nearby pine. I've never 
seen an owl at a feeder before. Perhaps it was snacking on the suet?

M. Frank

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Kent McFarland
Vermont Center for Ecostudies
PO Box 420 • Norwich, VT 05055
802.649.1431
http://www.vtecostudies.org/

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