Re: Orenstein's pedestrian arguments.

[Ray McAllister <mcallist@gate.net>]

The FAU mascot is the burrowing owl which does dig burrows for itself. It
is threatened and so I have occasionally gone to football fields etc., to
remove owls that otherwise would be killed. 

On Tue, 25 Feb 1997 PELLUCIDAR@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 97-02-25 03:01:25 EST, you write:
> 
> > I belive the pygmy owl of the Sonoran desert may be a (limited)
> >  burrower.
> 
> This animal does nest in burrows, however these are confiscated from other
> animals (i.e. rodents)...I'm not certain if the owls do any actual digging
> themselves.  But I bet Mr. Orenstein would know--take it away Ron!
> 
> Mitch ~/^) 
> 


Ray McAllister, Prof (Emeritus) Ocean Eng., FAU, Boca Raton, FL 33064
Diving Dinosaur, Geologist/Oceanographer/Ocean Engineer, 44 years SCUBA
mcallist@gate.net (954) 426-0808, Author Diving Locations, Boynton/Dania