Hi all,
Not being able to stand it, having a Snowy so close to my office, I ran up to the aforementioned Huntley Road site and joined a dozen or so other birders. The owl was high atop a huge water tower, offering distant but good views through optics. At 1:30, it flexed its wings, lifted from the tower, and headed quickly and unerringly due south. I doubt we'll see it back at that tower; it was probably just using that as a resting point.
Thanks to Scott Albaugh for quickly getting word out of the owl, and to his student who spotted it. It really was a terrific spot, as the bird was a long way off and was just a small bump on top of the tower with the naked eye, in a heavily developed area where one might not be thinking of finding a Snowy Owl.
Jim
Jim McCormac
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From: Ohio birds [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Keith A. Kraut
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 1:55 PM
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Subject: [Ohio-birds] Snowy Owl
There was a Snowy Owl on top of a water tower in the 6500 Block of Huntley Rd. in Worthington. It was seen around 12:30 pm today. Quite a few birders other than myself saw the bird.
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