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Re: Snowy Owl--NO



It seems to me that the best Snowy Owl habitat near Summerfield/Foxcroft is
the WCHL antenna field, so I watched the field from about 4:30-5:30 this
afternoon and found it owlless. However, there are other open areas around.
Even the nearby shopping centers would be reasonable spots for a Snowy Owl
to hang out, probably a better bet than looking in the woods.

Hope folks will keep looking,
Dan Kaplan
Durham
-----Original Message-----
From: Norman Budnitz <nbudnitz@duke.edu>
To: carolinabirds@duke.edu <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Date: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 10:48 AM
Subject: Snowy Owl--NO


>Mike Shultz and I spent about an hour this morning (8:15 to 9:15) looking
>for the Snowy Owl, but with no luck.  We drove slowly through the
>residential area checking housetops, power poles, etc.  We then walked
>along the jogging trail under the radio towers and along Bolin Creek.
>
>The only raptors we saw were the plastic Peregrine Falcons in Eastgate
>Shopping Center.  The Bolin Creek area looks like good Barred Owl
>habitat.  But a wandering Snowy Owl could show up just about anywhere.
>
>Norm
>
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