What got me is it was found in a basement. Now if that basement is open to the outside in a certain way, maybe the owl would roost there. That is why I feel perhaps it was brought there.
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  From: Sue Wetmore<mailto:[log in to unmask]> 
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  Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Screech owl in Brandon


  Paul A. Johnsgsrd's North American Owls states that screech owls will eat pigeons. Since the deceased bird showed no signs of trauma one wonders if poison could have come into play. Or perhaps a collision.

  Sue Wetmore

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  On Jan 27, 2011, at 4:02 PM, MARIE HEMEON <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:

  > I would say it sounds more like a mammal of some sort killing the Pigeons and then also getting the Screech Owl.
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  >  From: Jeremy Smalley<mailto:[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> 
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  >  For a few weeks my dad has been finding dead pigeons on hay bales in our barn. It was obvious that something had been enjoying a good meal. Yesterday we found a dead screech owl in the basement (and a few pigeon scraps). Has anyone heard of screech owls eating pigeons? 
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  >  Natalia Smalley
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