A snowy owl was found just east of the Lake County dump in Painesville
today.  The dump is visible from Route 20 just east of where Route 2 ends.
The bird was sitting on a mound of dirt a couple hundred yards east of the
dump.  I stopped after work hoping to get a photo, but the bird could not be
relocated.

Other birds of note along the lake in Painesville Township this morning were
eastern towhee, fox sparrow, and gray catbird.  The catbird may have
wintered in the area as there is dense shrub cover with lots of multiflora
rose.  I also had a flock of 60 common redpolls.  they were feeding in some
birch trees.  I thought there might be a good hawk flight, but it just
didn't materialize.  I did have about 130 turkey vultures, 6 red-shouldered
hawks, and 2 red-tailed hawks.

John Pogacnik
4765 Lockwood Road
Perry, OH 44081
(440) 259-2751

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