Having no luck finding the Snowy Owl in the Portland-Vancouver, Wash.
area, I heard that the Snowy Owl was still present at Salem airport. So
I drove the 70 miles south to Salem....cloudy, but no rain Sunday. I was
richly rewarded by the sight of this magnificent bird....standing at the
edge of the runway....ALL of him in plain view. He was just to the right
of the Nat'l Guard Bldg----relatively close to the Airport Road on the
north side of the field. The owl was very alert, and certainly did'nt
look undernourished!!!!! Birders in
Portland-Vanc. area who want to take an hour and a half trip to Salem
will really enjoy seeing this beautiful bird. I am going to Long Beach
Peninsula, Wash. for a few days of relaxing by the ocean, and hope to
see more reported Snowy Owls, along with other birds. Gerald
Hamilton-----Brush Prairie, Wash.