Hi Everyone,

Several local birders were able to see the Snowy Owl at the south end of
Mosquito Lake this evening from about 4:15 to shortly after 5:00. It was on
the dock until a person got out of their blue minivan and walked toward the
owl, causing it to flush. It landed on a post at the end of the dock and
stayed there until dusk was approaching. Then it flew a short distance and
landed awkwardly in the top of a tree, straddling several small branches.

Watching it fly twice this evening, I thought it looked similar to the
Snowy that flew over us at the Refuge. I could not photograph the first one
a couple of weeks ago but did get a few photos of this one. It would be
great if photos of "both" birds could be compared in order to determine if
they are of the same bird.

It was thrilling to see it, and just as exciting to see the look on my
friend's face since it was her first time seeing one. But the best
experience occurred when long-time local birder Jim Lucas got to see it
through my scope. He said he had made over a dozen trips to lake Erie over
the last fifty years and never got to see one. This was his first Snowy
Owl, as well. The smile on his face was truly priceless.

Judy Hochadel
Trumbull County


On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Ethan Kistler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Bill Kaye found a Snowy Owl at the south end of Mosquito Lake today at
> 1:30pm. It was hanging out at the state park marina on the docks. Perhaps
> this is the same individual that was up at the north end of the lake and
> causeway a couple weeks ago?
>
> Ethan Kistler
> Newton Falls, Ohio
>
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