Judging from the growing number of reports scattered across the northeast, this might be another good winter for SNOWY OWL in our region. Indeed this morning I found a heavy barred example (imm. female?) sheltering from the very strong northerly wind on Hick's Island, Napeague (Suffolk Co.). This is only spot I'm willing to publicly report Snowy Owls from because they can be viewed undisturbed from Lazy Point, just across the narrow channel. Today the bird was across from the boat launch, hunkered down almost at beach level. There could well be other examples scattered around LI and the metropolitan area but please use good judgment when reporting. If necessary give a general location only so that we can get a sense of how many birds are in the area but without causing too much disturbance to them or the sensitive habitat they favor as wintering sites.
Cheers, Angus Wilson New York City/Springs -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
