Could this be an owl pellet? It's about 3 inches long. If yes, any idea what kind? Found in back yard; here in urban Salem, we do get some Barred and GH Owls.

[Michel]

[Don Boucher]

Hi Michel,

My hunch is that it's not an owl pellet. It looks more like scat with a clump of fur on one end. Owl pellets tend to have mostly fur, bones and/or feathers and their shafts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pellet_(ornithology)#/media/File:Pelotes_r%C3%A9jection_Asio_Otus.jpg

Without any location context or more samples it's hard to say for sure. It does look segmented like feline scat.

Don Boucher

On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 4:56 PM Michel <mls...@msn.com> wrote:

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