9/29 OWL WEEK!!!!!!

This week in Science we dissected owl pellets! Each group of two got two pellets. My group found two rodent’s skulls in our two pellets. On the first couple of days I was very disgusted by the pellets, but on the last two days I wasn’t bothered. We found detached jaws, and a big variety of bones. When we finished dissecting the owl pellets we used the bones to make bone pictures. In my group we used two big sharp teeth as horns! It ended up as a stick figure though.

The other thing we did this week was start to write letters to Mrs. Cuttatree. Mrs Cuttatree  wanted to cut down a hundred acres of trees, but this was a home for a variety of animals including owls.We would be assigned to an owl, and learn about it.Then we would write a letter to Mrs. Cuttatree with enough reasons why not to cut down these trees.This letter is basically the owl’s life. If Mrs. Cuttatree cuts down the trees the owls are dead. Mine is The Eastern Screech owl. What I’ve learned so far is that their Clutch size is 2-6 eggs, and their scientific name is Megascops asio.

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  1. What is the best place to find the Eastern screech owl?
  2. What do the Eastern screech owl normally eat?
  3. Where do people find owl pellets!?!?!?!

One thought on “9/29 OWL WEEK!!!!!!

  1. Eastern Screech owls live here in Leelanau County! They are really cute. Jerry, my veterinarian husband, has treated them when they were sick. I am glad you liked the dissecting.

    You are doing a really good job on your blogs!

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