Hello Dennis and all,

Re:
>Has anyone seen any of these Snowies actually driven away by crows? It
>would be interesting to
>document that phenomenon further (not that we can do anything about it but
>gnash our teeth and smite our brows in frustration).
>Dennis Paulson, Director phone 206-756-3798
>Slater Museum of Natural History fax 206-756-3352
>University of Puget Sound e-mail dpaulson at ups.edu
>Tacoma, WA 98416
>

Dave Eshbaugh at Portland Audubon told me they received a dead SNOWY OWL
yesterday--was hit by a car out by the airport. Apparently the bird WAS
mobbed by crows, driving it towards the roadway (no pun intended). I also
heard that someone got the whole thing on videotape. Email Dave for more
detail at: deshbaugh at audubon-pdx.com

--KT

Katherine (Katy) Weil <kaw at teleport.com>
Co-ordinator, Oregon/Washington Partners in Flight
11311 SW Lynnridge Avenue Portland, OR 97225
503-350-1587(W) 503-350-1588 (Fax)

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