Roger Hoffman wrote:
> Eventually the crows wander
> off and the owls rest or hunt in peace but I have wondered what impact the
> crows are having on their hunting success and energetics.
>
> 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?
> Any "Missing Cat" flyers go up yet?
Zach Thompson
zath at u.washington.edu