I must first tell you that we did not have live streaming video Wednesday or Thursday night. 4/26-27/13, Friday night - oh my - I have said before Salt and Pepper are very entertaining; they keep us guessing, and last night we had an added attraction! I put together videos on what went on - they are long (that's why divided them). I wanted you to see how I came up with the following deductions. Originally I had 4 vids., decided to tell you instead about how it started.
cam on at 6:22pm (yay) It is windy at Nicasio
9:20 - Salt on side branch
9:26 - he gives a low screech
9:41 - gone with another low screech
11:02 - he's back and gone at 11:09
hearing distant screeches
12:07am - Salt on side br. and hissing (I can't see what he's hissing at)
finally I hear very faintly another owl. It is making little chirp sounds, even a bit of chittering. Salt continues to give low hisses. (at the time I thought maybe Pepper)
Video 1:
12:33am - Pepper arrives on side branch (so I thought). Salt hissing at her and continues to for a bit. And yet ignores her. Seems strange to me. Finally I notice this isn't Pepper.
12:42am - Rogue goes to front branch and tries to go under sunroof, pulls back and falls, back up to branch on doorway. Salt goes to fr. branch, hissing and tongue clicking at her.
12:46am - Salt takes off and she behind him.
I say (female) because very dark chest and also because Salt may have hissed, but didn't chase her away. (Perhaps she wants to be his partner)
Video 2:
12:58am - Owl lands on side branch. It's the rogue.
1am - She flies to roof.
1:20 - she screeches
1:21 - off with a screech
This owl doesn't have a leg band, so it is not from past clutches.
Rogue returns 3:09 to 3:14 and 3:16 to 3:19.
Video 3:
4:21 - Salt on side branch
4:55 - Other owl flies in, even though Salt doesn't make a ruckus about it. This owl looks like the rogue. It flies up to the roof and stays.
5:01 - Salt to front branch and then to the roof, next to her, almost looks like he's trying to push her away, and he almost falls off.
5:05 - Salt takes off (do they communicate enough for Salt to go and tell Pepper?)
5:08am - "Pepper" comes charging in and chases the rogue off the roof. It doesn't go far, I can hear it chittering in the background. Then nothing. Pepper remains on the roof until 5:14am
5:20 - Salt is back on his spot on side branch, but leaves at 5:21.
In conclusion: "my thoughts only" It looks like the owls around Nicasio still looking for partners and nest sites.
Of course I could be totally wrong about this whole night. Watch, read and you decide.
I have noticed in the past that the female seems to be the one to chase the other females away. Perhaps the males don't because of future partners? Here I go ramblin on again. I would like to know if Salt went and told Pepper about that female trying to take her man though...haha
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