Subject: Re: Snowy Owls versus Crows
Date: Nov 6 10:58:36 1996
From: "Ed Schulz" - eschulz at eldec.com


Roger Hoffman writes:
>I have been watching the Snowy Owls on Ediz Hook over the past couple of weeks
and

>By the way, what do you think these owls are feeding on? There are probably
>some small mammals in the fields along the airstrip but some of us have been
>wondering if snowies would also take shorebirds. It seems like a dunlin
>or BBPL roosting on a log would be an easy mark (especially if the snowies also
>hunt by moonlight in addition to their diurnal hunting). Ideas?

Thanks for the observations, Roger. Can you find a pellet? Wherever they
spend a significant amount of time roosting is a likely spot to look. You
may be able to answer your question with certainty.

Ed Schulz
Everett, WA
eschulz at eldec.com