From Scott Weidensaul, "But it's important to respect the owls; keep your distance and don't disturb them, tempting as it is to try to get real close. All our tracking data confirms what scientists have long known — despite the assumption that they're diurnal, Snowies are nocturnal birds at this time of the year, and getting bumped off their roosts again and again all day by birders and photographers isn't what they want or need. If the bird is watching you, staring at you, fidgeting, and moving around, you're likely too close." For those who don't know Scott Weidensaul he is one of the coordinators of Project Snowstorm which has tracked and studied Snowy Owls.
Additionally the "organizers of the international Red List of threats to wildlife reported that they uplisted the iconic large owl from Least Concern to Vulnerable.";- "This iconic large owl of Arctic regions has been uplisted to Vulnerable as it is undergoing rapid population declines in North America and probably also in northern Europe and Russia. Drivers of the decline are uncertain but likely include climate change effecting prey availability, as well as collisions with vehicles and infrastructure. There remains some uncertainty about the overall rate of decline, and if it proves to be even higher the species may be eligible for further uplisting to Endangered."
SeEtta Moss
Canon City
Http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com (have nice recent Gray Hawk pics from LRGV)
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