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Has anyone had a Snowy owl sighting today ? My daughter and I are try to observe in we are down in the Chester area ? Thanks and Happy New Year Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 30, 2013, at 4:54 PM, "Pat Folsom" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > What a great video this would be!! That north wind is brrrutal! > > >> On Mon, Dec 30, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Roy Pilcher <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> Of interest with today's sighting of a Killington Snowy Owl was its >> reflexive behavior as it perched at the top of an~ 40 foot Black Spruce. >> With wind gusts approaching 20 mph the horizontal arc of sway at the top >> of the spruce was 3-5 feet during which the vertical displacement was >> estimated to be about 6-10 inches. With this constant motion the Snowy Owl >> compensated for the vertical up and down by raising and lowering its head >> so that the owl's vertical line of sight remained constant. >> >> With the wind chill the effective temperature was approaching zero! >> Bitterly cold! >> >> Cheers, Roy Pilcher >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: do-not-reply <[log in to unmask]> >> To: shamwariVT <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Mon, Dec 30, 2013 2:48 pm >> Subject: eBird Report - Killington, Dec 30, 2013 >> >> >> Killington, Rutland, US-VT >> Dec 30, 2013 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM >> Protocol: Stationary >> Comments: Temperature 20 degrees F. North wind ~15-20 mph. Bitterly >> cold. >> 1 species >> >> Snowy Owl 1 Single bird. Photographed, perched precariously on >> swaying top >> of 40' Black Spruce (?). >> >> View this checklist online at >> http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S16129888 >> >> This report was generated automatically by eBird v3 (http://ebird.org/vt) >> >> >>