Christopher Hill wrote:
>
> On Wed, 19 Feb 1997, Kelly Cassidy wrote:
>
> [snip]
> >
> > Damon Point, at Ocean Shores, has 10+ Owls, but is a longer drive.
> >
>
> Scott Downes visited Ocean Shores last weekend and found NO Snowy Owls at
> Damon Point. Has anyone seen them there lately?
>
> I wonder if we are seeing a late winter breakup of the relatively stable
> Snowy Owl groups of the early winter. No Snowies at Damon Point, a report
> from Jim Flynn (I think) ten days ago or so that indicated that the Samish
> Flats Snowy Owls had shifted their location slightly, a Snowy visiting the
> University of Washington Campus - are they on the move?
>
> Chris Hill
> Everett, WA
> cehill at u.washington.edu
>
> > For more info, go to the Tweeters home page:
> >
> > http://weber.u.washington.edu/~dvictor/
> >
> > which has links to a Snowy Owl sightings map, directions, photos, and
> > Snowy Owl reports text.
> >
> > Kelly Cassidy
> >
---------------------------According to information that I have learned
from people knowledgable on birds, the Snowys should start to migrate
back northwards any time now. Perhaps this may explain the 'absence'
presently from some locations where they have been a regular visitor.
Since birds don't usually all leave at the *same* time, some groups of
Snowy Owls may leave later.
Gerald Hamilton
Brush Prairie, Wash.
gerald at e-z.net