Downtown Snowy Owl
On this past Sunday night, February 9, I was fortunate enough to spot a Snowy Owl flying in downtown Jamestown. At around 10:23PM I observed an individual about 200 feet off the ground heading slowly but surely to the west. I watched the bird drift out of sight without any binoculars or my camera, neither of which would have helped much anyway. In thinking about the sighting afterwards it seemed to me that the bird was following the Chadakoin River. Snowy Owls are both diurnal and nocturnal and over the years I have seen individuals following different patterns at different times at...
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We have some Snowy Owls sticking around for the long haul, especially near water – even the mostly frozen Lake Erie. This Snowy was at the Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport on February 3, 2014 and beautifully photographed by Twan in some light snow. You can even see tiny flakes accumulating around its bright yellow eyes!
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Snowy Owls on utility poles here there and everywhere. They still have their eyes on you, too. This is one of the several individuals hanging in and around Jamestown seemingly for the duration of the winter now. Have you kept yours?
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Twan didn’t take long to get a Snowy Owl for 2014 as he found this individual in Mayville (New York) yesterday afternoon. It almost looks like a decoy way up there with how it is perched so perfectly. Do you have a Snowy yet for the year after two days? We’re very glad they seem to be sticking around in a few of our local spots as well. Let’s keep eBirding all of them as much as possible.
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I had to post this tremendous Snowy Owl shot that Twan took this afternoon right here in Jamestown. It’s rare for us to get such a sunny and beautiful moment for photography in the winter and he made the most of it! There are still multiple Snowys in our area – what about yours?
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