Over the past 24 hours I have spent significant time looking for Snowy Owls, but my timing has been off. These owls are now starting to arrive in the Northland from up in the Arctic. Will this year be an irruption year? The jury is still out, but Snowy Owls have been seen in Spain for only the second time in history. Ornithologists suspect these owls may have hitched a ride across the Atlantic on freighters. Read more via Project Snowstorm.
For those of you who live in the northern Twin Cities area. Three different Snowies were seen yesterday in Crex Meadows! In Wisconsin quite a few Snowies have been seen in and around the Green Bay area (Door County, the Lake Michigan shore (harbors) and inland of Green Bay at various grasslands).
I was back from birding by 7:50 am this Thanksgiving morning. We have four of our almost 7 grandkids visiting. The oldest is ten, which means a bundle of activity in the house. Happy Thanksgiving.
From yesterday’s Snowy Owl search at sunset in Two Harbors. The EdnaG was built in 1896 and is all decked out for the holidays.
Earlier in the day at the crabapple tree. Pine Grosbeaks.
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! I’m grateful that you share your observations and interests so generously!
Happy Thanksgiving! I just wanted to let you know that I saw a Snowy Owl on my walk in Duluth on Tuesday morning. It was being harassed by several crows and landed on the rocks very near Fitger’s and the Vietnam Veterans memorial. This was my first Snowy in my life! I have been ecstatic for 2 days!
I have some (very lousy) pics because I couldn’t see shooting into the sun with my phone but I did get enough of some pics for proof. This was a very exciting start to our Thanksgiving week at Gunflint.
Wow! That was one cool walk! There have been a few other sightings in the Duluth / Superior area.