A birding friend who was up at the Boe Rd. Snowy Owl vantage point
today, reported the absence of any Snowies to the west of Thomle Rd./
north of Boe Rd. A Fish&Wildlife guy with whom he spoke, said they
haven't been seen for 2 weeks. A few birders he talked to, hadn't
seen them recently, either. My friend most recently saw 4 up there on
Jan. 4 - he also saw 2 at Big Ditch that same day and I saw one at Big
Ditch on Jan. 8.
There were a lot of hunters along Boe Rd. today and report of a lot of
Bald Eagles in the nearby lowlands.

Any more recent sightings of Snowy Owls in that area or thoughts on
their disappearance ?


Barb Deihl

North Matthews Beach - NE Seattle

barbdeihl at comcast.net