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Re: Snowy Owl
- To: "Tom Joyce" <tominbrevard@webtv.net>, <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
- Subject: Re: Snowy Owl
- From: "Charles R. Burk" <crburk@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2002 20:15:57 -0500
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- References: <6342-3C81714C-425@storefull-298.iap.bryant.webtv.net>
- Sender: carolinabirds-owner@acpub.duke.edu
We saw one of Norman Smith's Snowy Owls at Salisbury Beach, MA early in
February. He marks the birds he has trapped with a bit of blue dye on
the top of the head.
Dick
Charles R. (Dick) Burk
Pinehurst, NC
crburk@mindspring.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Joyce <tominbrevard@webtv.net>
To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Saturday, March 02, 2002 7:41 PM
Subject: Snowy Owl
> C'Birders,
> The Friday March1, Weekend Section of the New York Times -page B46-
has
> an interesting article about the Snowy.It describes the efforts of a
> Boston birder named Norman Smith, who has been conducting studies of
the
> Snowy near Logan Airport for many years. Smith catches and bands them,
> and equips some with transmitters.
>
> According to the article, info about his project can be found at:
>
> www.massaudubon.org
>
> Would you believe that a Snowy could take down a Great Blue or a
> Northern Harrier?
>
> Tom Joyce
> Brevard, NC
>