Hi all,

Upon reviewing all of the photos of the Snowy Owl(s) that have been reported and photographed at three separate locations at Mosquito Lake, it appears all three are different individuals. The original bird reported on Nov 22th at the north end of the lake within the wildlife area is very similar but subtlety different than the bird found today, Dec 8th at the south end of the lake at the state park marina. The third bird which was found on Nov 24th on the causeway was a very dark individual.

Ethan Kistler
Newton Falls, Ohio


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On Sun, 12/8/13, Judy Hochadel <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Ohio-birds] Snowy Owl - Mosquito Lake (Trumbull Co.)
 To: [log in to unmask]
 Date: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 8:26 PM

 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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