Catt-Trax 2 - Argentina - Comments

how many condors are in Córdoba

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:16:27 -0700

Danny,

I spoke with the Condor Foundation, and they told me there are about 300 condors in all the mountains near Córdoba, and in Condoritos National Park, thera about 50 living there that´s the highest capacity oft the quebrada.

Cheers,

T Alba

Thanks Argentine Farmer

Danny Catt — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:25:57 -0700

Gracias for taking the time to add more info to the blog! :)

Cheers, Danny

In Argentina

Anonymous — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:52:41 -0700

In Argentina the adults owls attack the snakes to defend their baby owls,

argentine farmer:)

Thanks Joey & Anonymous Argentine Farmer :)

Danny Catt — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:10:00 -0700

Hello to Joey and to our Argentine Farmer Friend!

Joey, I am so pleased that you took the time to say hello on the blog and send me a question or two... and I have to thank you, Argentine Farmer for answering Joey's questions.

I must admit I was a bit surprised to see so many Burrowing Owls in Argentina... I knew they had a wide distribution but I was amazed at how many I was able to see in my brief time on the Pampa of Argentina.

It sounds like things are going well in the COAST program so far this term! Sounds fantastic :) If you have any other questions... please feel free to pass them along.

Cheers

Danny :)

PS. You are correct in thinking that there may be predators on the ground that may enter the Burrowing Owl's "nest burrow" and attempt to prey on the adult owl or young owls. I remember reading a scientific paper many years ago that reviewed the sounds that Burrowing Owl's make while in their burrows. In the regions of their range where there are Rattlesnakes the sound that owls make is very similar to the rattle of a Rattlesnake. It was thought that this sound developed in Burrowing Owls as an anti-predator mechanism. Interesting idea :)

Thanks Andrew

Danny Catt — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:56:22 -0700

Hi Andrew,

I really appreciate your update and I am so pleased that the West Van Youth Stewardship Group is rolling along so well. It was a pleasure to talk with them and I would be happy to meet with them again when I return. Keep me posted!

Cheers

Danny

May I answer some of Joey´s questions?

Anonymous — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 10:50:37 -0700

Burrowing owls in Argentina live in burrows in the ground made by other animals suchas a type of little armadillos called mulitas and vizcachas, both do a lot of damage to crops so farmers are always chasing them , so burrowing owls use their caves as their nests. One predator of Burrowing owls I know is the skunk who eats their eggs or baby owls. Danny will know more about predators.-

As a farmer, Joey I can tell you we love burrowing owls , because they eat rodents and because is a symbol in the Argentine Pampa´s. many songs of our argentine folk music describe burrowing owls as part of our livings in the farm.-

An argentine farmer :)

Danny's a great motivator!

Andrew Appleton — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:58:43 -0700

Hi Danny!

Andrew here- continuing to be hugely jealous of your travels and impressed by your photos, thanks for taking us "along for the ride"!

On the topic of your presentations to students, just wanted to give you the heads up that our West Vancouver Youth Stewardship Group, to whom you gave a presentation back in December have been going great guns and have indpendently organized their own planting event. They've been gaining momentum through the spring and I really feel like your talk got everyone hyped up!

Check out the media article at http://www.nsnews.com/issues07/w040807/042207/home/042207ho1.html

We're really excited at the level of motivation in the students and the developing awareness. Thanks again for your support and keep on spreading the word!

Cheers, Andrew

Owls North and South

Joey from COAST — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:34:20 -0700

Dear Mr. Catt:

My name is Joey and I wanted to tell you about our experience with owls lately. You saw a very cool Burrowing owl on a farm and we just had Ted from O.W.L. bring a Great Horned Owl named Chance to our class. We also went to the Stein Valley with hopes of seeing or hearing a Spotted Owl, but we didn't have any luck. Maybe we were too loud and enthusiastic to see much wildlife! We were amazed to learn that owls have such incredible hearing and now we have learned from you, that the Burrowing owl lives in many different regions. Does a Burrowing owl really "burrow" into a hole as the name implies? Wouldn't it be eaten by its predators if it were to burrow on the ground? What are its predators in Argentina? The farmers in BC have learned that OWLS are critical to the survival of their crops, as in eating the rodents. Do farmers in Argentina think the same way?

Your thoughts are very much appreciated. I really like the photos you have taken.

Your friend up north,

Joey

Most Welcome Veronica

Danny Catt — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 17:33:31 -0700

Many thanks Veronica. I thoroughly enjoyed visiting both schools and some of the students have sent hellos to me via the Blog which is great. Thanks again for all of your help and say hola to Maruca for me!

Cheers, Danny

Thanks Danny!

verónica — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:53:22 -0700

Thanks Danny for your lectures, I have talked with school teachers from Mark Twain´s, and SanIgnacio´s and they said the students are still impressed with your lectures, so I am sure you will be a good influence in many of them. That´s neat!

Thank you in name of argentine students!

Verónica

Gracias T Alba

Danny Catt — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 14:19:14 -0700

Thanks for the message and for checking out the total number of condors in the National Park! I appreciate that!

Cheers, Danny

how many condors are in Cba

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 12:43:41 -0700

Yesterday I was told there are 60 condors in Cordoba National Park, I will ask Manuel Nores and let you know.

:)T Alba

Hola Jillian!

Danny Catt — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:17:42 -0700

Thanks so much for your note and kind words. It was fun to participate in Eco-Fair from afar, and I hope you enjoyed it. Good luck with the last month of classes... I hope they go very well for you! Drop me another note when you can.

Cheers

Danny

Gracias Magui y Mari

Danny Catt — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:40:01 -0700

Hello and thank you for your message on my BLOG. I am really pleased that you enjoyed the lecture in Rio Cuarto and I am pleased that you have taken the time to read sections of the website. If you find any mistakes in my English please let me know!! Say hola to your teachers and headmaster for me. I enjoyed visiting your school very much. I will be adding more photos soon ... so stay tuned!

Cheers

Danny

Hola Daniele and Joaquin

Danny Catt — Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:36:48 -0700

Thank you so much for taking the time to visit the website. I am really pleased to hear from you. I left Argentina this morning and I am now in Santiago, Chile. Tomorrow I will be en route to Ecuador. I hope you will continue to follow along and say hello to your classmates for me.

Cheers, Danny