[EBB Sightings] Skittish Burrowing owls

Kestrels are often used in falconry for beginners.  I think (and this is
an old memory from when I used to work in Sacramento in the 80s, so is
subject to error) that there are 2 classes of falconry permits, and that
the beginner class is restricted in which species they can use.  I have
a hard time imagining what one would hunt with a kestrel, though I
understand grasshoppers can be good eating!
Cheers,
Bruce Deuel
Redding

>>> Joseph Morlan  04/05/05 10:22 AM >>>
On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 10:00:38 -0700, Laura Look 
wrote:

>My understanding is that the pair of owls at Berkeley Marina are
wintering 
>birds.  My mother-in-law walks down there very regularly and says they
only 
>see them in winter, for at least 3 winters now.  She always tells us
when 
>they start seeing them.  And they stopped seeing them about a week 
>ago.  For what it's worth...

I was out yesterday and also did not see them.

However, there was a very tame female American Kestrel with leather
jesses
on both legs.  It was along the east side of the park.  I've never seen
a
kestrel used in falconry before.  I guess it got lost or escaped.

-- 
Joseph Morlan, Pacifica, CA 94044  jmorlan (at) ccsf.org 
Birding Classes in SF start Feb.8  http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jmorlan/ 
California Bird Records Committee  http://www.wfo-cbrc.org/cbrc/ 
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