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Re: Snowy Owl (news as of sunset)



Of course, there is also the possibility that the bird might work its
way northward.  There's about 3 miles of good habitat north of the bird
too.

Hope everyone stays well away from the bird.  It can be studied at a
distance with a scope.  Maybe, if not disturbed, it will hang around for
a while.

John Fussell
Morehead City, NC
jfuss@clis.com





----- Original Message -----
From: John Wright <johnswrighthsd@earthlink.net>
To: carolinabirds <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 9:08 PM
Subject: Snowy Owl (news as of sunset)


> Carolinabirders,
>
> Paula and I were very happy to see the Snowy Owl late this afternoon.
We
> stayed and watched it until nearly dark.  We found that the trip from
> Greenville, NC to Fort Fisher does not take very long if you pass all
the
> cars that are on the highway in front of you.
>
> As others have noted, the Snowy Owl was being seen from the point
where the
> Bald Head Island sign marks the end of vehicular traffic on the beach
south
> of Fort Fisher.  As of about 5:00 p.m. the owl was sitting on the sand
just
> north of the old inlet.  My understanding is that the inlet has filled
in,
> so that if the owl should fly south further along the beach you could
> continue to search for it along the 8 miles of beach and sand/mud
flats
> which continue on to the southern tip of Bald Head Island.  The only
problem
> with this is that you would have to walk.
> According to Derb Carter, the owl flew about a half mile south from
where he
> first saw it earlier in the afternoon.  It would appear that if the
owl
> continues south it would almost surely head toward Bald Head rather
than
> across the Cape Fear River toward the Oak Island/Long Beach/Southport
area.
>
> If I were going to look for it tomorrow morning, I would hope for a
sighting
> at Fort Fisher, but I would be  prepared to walk south toward Bald
Head if
> it could not be relocated south of Fort Fisher.
>
> If you are not familiar with the area, take I-40 to Wilmington and
continue
> straight south.  follow the signs to Carolina Beach.  After Carolina
Beach
> and Kure Beach you reach Fort Fisher.  Once you reach the historic
area,
> take the first paved road to the left.  The parking lot and gated
beach
> access road are ahead just a few hundred yards.  From the parking lot
it is
> just about exactly 4 miles down the beach to the Bald Head sign.  You
really
> don't want to have to walk this if you have a choice.
>
> John
>
> John and Paula Wright     h 252-756-5139
>
> johnswrighthsd@earthlink.net      Greenville, North Carolina
>
>