Subject: [Tweeters] Snowy Owl in Hawaii!
Date: Nov 30 19:01:50 2011
From: Tyler Hicks - tyler_hicks at wsu.edu



A sad ending but amazing to think of a Snowy Owl in Hawaii.

Cheers,



Tyler L Hicks
PhD Student
Washington State University - Vancouver

E-mail: tyler_hicks at wsu.edu
Website: www.thingswithwings.org

"Back off man, I'm a scientist!" - Bill Murray, Ghostbusters


To: hawaiibirding at yahoogroups.com
From: pdnldsn.bird at mac.com
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:51:58 -1000
Subject: Re: [HawaiiBirding] Snowy Owl at Honolulu International Airport























An update on the owl.--it was at Honolulu International

Airport on Nov 24, not Nov 28. I have received a photo of the

bird, and it is undoubtedly a Snowy Owl, the first record for

the region.



Peter Donaldson

pdnldsn.bird 'at' mac 'dot' com

Pearl City, Oahu, Hawaii



Begin forwarded message:



> From: Donaldson Peter <pdnldsn.bird at mac.com>

> Subject: [HawaiiBirding] Snowy Owl at Honolulu International Airport

>

> On Monday, Nov 28, a white owl was seen by control tower

> personnel at Honolulu International Airport and reported to

> Wildlife Services. The Wildlife Services folks tried to chase

> the owl away from the runways with no success. The owl

> was shot and killed when it remained on one of the runways

> as an aircraft was approaching. Based on the description,

> I am confident it was a Snowy Owl. The carcass will be

> brought to Bishop Museum.

>

> Peter Donaldson



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