Owl helps with rodent control

Feb 01, 2007 2 Replies

"[Eugene, OR] The brownish Western screech-owl showed up at Laura Fenimore's house as she began adding what will be her new great room.



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"But it seems Al is handy to have around. He doesn't make a mess, he isn't noisy and he helps with rodent control."



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The owl does watch Fenimore's small dog. Wonder what owl-thoughts are crossing its mind?


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If he isn't making a mess, he's either not controlling local rodents or not using the daytime hidey hole where they're seeing him as his roosting spot for dissecting his nocturnal snacks... :)

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