Subject: THANK YOU for posting the Smith Hall Snowy Owl
Date: Feb 5 13:22:25 1997
From: Maureen Ellis - me2 at u.washington.edu



Dashed over to main campus from my Roos 1 Bldg lab, and there she was on a
high ledge, north face/east end of Smith Hall, a perfect textbook immature
female Snowy Owl and a life bird (finally).

As of 12:45PM (today, Feb 05, '97), she was still there, just sitting and
looking a bit sleepy eyed. She did do a gaping-beak face at one of the
annoying crows (they all left as I watched-just got bored with her
nonchalance, I guess.) Was also able to see how feathered the toes are as
she did a little grooming. She's drawing quite a crowd of gawkers and
folks like me with binos stashed in their desks just waiting for an
opportunity like this, and photographers, too.

Again, thanks for posting this snowy owl---magical princess bird on a
beautiful, sunny day........Wow..........how lucky!

Maureen E. Ellis me2 at u.washington.edu Univ of WA, Seattle (where Smith
Hall is) and also Des Moines WA (where there's great viewing of Puget
Sound wintering birds)