Todays /Burlington Free Press/ has a nice little article by Chris Rimmer about the incursion of barred owls this winter. <http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880125028> As if to illustrate Chris' ideas, we observed one along Turnpike Road in Norwich this afternoon ~5pm and grabbed a quick photo. It's rather poor quality, due to a slow shutter speed and 1600 ISO, but does give a feeling for how they keep their talons warm! <http://www.geo.umass.edu/climate/doug/20080125-DSC_1807.jpg> Doug & Spencer Hardy **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************