My first Snowy was also at Sand Point Naval Air Station on January 4, 1974.  There were 3 Snowies and at least two Short Eared Owls and a Snow Bunting that day.  On January 10 that year there was a Snowy Owl and a Short Eared Owl at the Montlake Fill.  Short Eared Owls were regular at Sand Point in the winter when it was an airfield.

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On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 2:01 PM, Ellen Blackstone<ellenblackstone at gmail.com> wrote: From another old-timer!
My first Snowy Owl EVER was on the Christmas Bird Count in 1974 with Phil Mattocks and John Wingfield. The bird was sitting on the tundra ... er.r.r.r... tarmac on the runway (yes, there was one) at the Sand Point Naval Air Station, what is now Magnuson Park.

Looked right at home!

Happy Thanksgiving, Tweeters!

Ellen Blackstone, Wedgwood
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