On 20 February 1999 I observed two Snowy Owls together in the "traditional"
Moses Lake area - vicinity of L & Nelson. Perhaps one of the pair died and
the other has returned.

Stephen Lindsay
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
slindsay at dmi.net


----- Original Message -----
From: <Randy_Hill at r1.fws.gov>
To: <friesrcf at dfw.wa.gov>
Cc: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>; <inland-nw-birders at uidaho.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, 19 December, 2000 9:47 AM
Subject: Moses Lake CBC


> Ron-
>
> Fear not. The 11 year run for Snowy Owl on the Moses Lake CBC should
> continue. I searched Mike Denny's spot (covered 9 sections) near 4 SE and
> M SE south of Moses Lake without success yesterday, but found a single
bird
> at the traditional area off (east of) L NE and north of Nelson Road. It
> was in a usual spot, sitting on top of a wheel line mover. This is the
> first Snowy Owl I've seen in the area this winter. After all the
> invasion-year reports from both coasts in early November, it seems our old
> faithful is a little late if anything. The reports of a carcass found
last
> winter by a local farmer may be true, but it wasn't the last of the Moses
> Lake clan.
>
> Randy Hill
> Othello
>
>