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Thanks very much! Jo Jo Lafayette [log in to unmask] ________________________________ From: Karan Cutler <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 9:26 AM Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Snowy Owl observation patterns Thanks Ron. On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 8:49 AM, Ronald Payne <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Here is a map I made for someone else: > https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zL9YjlTgT3FA.kG_kGZOzA6N8 > > -- > Ron Payne > Middlebury, VT > > On Fri, 10 Jan 2014 07:22:45 -0500, Kim Sargeant <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > Hi All, > >> >> I am not familiar with the areas mentioned where Snowy owls have been >> sighted, but plan to be in the area Monday and Tuesday and would love to >> try to find them. I know that I can find the Dead Creek viewing area as >> I've been there previously to see migrating geese, but how do I find the >> Barn owl box? >> >> Is anyone willing to give me directions? I'll be visiting from >> northeastern VT and heading there from Middlebury. >> Thank you, >> Kim Sargeant >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 11:21 PM, S. Zundell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >> > Hi Nancy, Mark and All: >> > >> > Today we saw three Snowy Owls near the Barn Owl box in Addison. They >> were >> > on the ground in the field beyond the box near the middle of the tree >> line. > Two weren't too far apart and the third was further to the right >> and >> > closer to the tree line. Without a scope they appeared camouflaged at >> > times, blending in with the brown muddy clumps in the field. We ate our >> > lunch, all the while hoping they would take flight, however, they didn't >> > change location for the hour and half or so that we were there from >> > approximately 11:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. > >> > Shirley Z. > >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: mark paul <[log in to unmask]> >> > To: VTBIRD <[log in to unmask]> >> > Sent: Thu, Jan 9, 2014 7:42 pm >> > Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Snowy Owl observation patterns >> > >> > >> > Nancy, >> > >> > The Snowy in Starksboro, VT which had been perching on the silo >> regularly >> > for a >> > while, >> > started spending its day on the ground around the time it got real >> windy. > All >> > week it has been on the ground >> > or just above on a small wood pile. Maybe the Addison birds are also on >> > the >> > ground. > >> > Mark >> > >> > On Jan 9, 2014, at 7:29 PM, Nancy Carter wrote: >> > >> > > Hi all, >> > > >> > > Yesterday two friends and I drove around in the areas of Addison >> County >> > > (Dead Creek area) where Snowy Owls have been reported in the late >> > morning. > > We took a break for lunch at the Bridge Restaurant and >> returned for a >> > > shorter time of looking around 1:30 before returning to Ticonderoga, >> NY. > > We saw no Snowy Owls. If afternoon is better, I will keep that in >> mind >> > the >> > > next time I return to look for them. > > >> > > >> > > On Thu, Jan 9, 2014 at 7:22 PM, Ken Copenhaver <[log in to unmask]> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> I'm wondering if anyone else has observed more Snowy activity in the >> > >> afternoon than morning. If so, it might be a good thing to know for >> > >> increasing the odds of finding them. > >> >> > > >> > > Nancy A. Carter >> > > Ticonderoga, NY >> > > >> > >> > >> > Mark Paul >> > Wildlife Videographer >> > Birding From Home Birding Videos >> > >> > Snapping Turtle Laying Eggs - YouTube >> > >> > >> > >> >> >>