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Hi again,
To give you another example of the amazing number of birds that are
involved in this years southern movement, here is a note I just got from
a friend in Calgary:
"Last week, an amazing 18 Snowy Owls were seen in a 2x2 km area about
two hours east of Calgary, plus at least another 9 in a wider radius
around there."
Regarding snowys that are seen in Nova Scotia, it would be interesting
to find out, to the extent possible, if the birds being seen are young
or adults, males or females. A 'general' rule of thumb for aging is that
young females are the most streaked (pretty much everywhere except the
face) while adult males (three years+) are the least streaked and can be
completely white. Young male and adult female plumages will usually fall
somewhere in between. As a last point, a Snowy Owl's tail is often
difficult to see and is weakly barred but if you get a good look at it
when the bird is in flight, whether the underside or the top, anything
more than three bars would suggest a female.
So when reporting your Snowy Owl sightings try to take a stab at the age
and sex as well if you can.
All the best,
Lance
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Lance Laviolette
Records Editor
NS Birds
lance.laviolette@lmco.com
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff>H<SPAN class=478592015-20112008>i
again,</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=478592015-20112008></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=478592015-20112008>To give you another example of the
amazing number of birds that are involved in this years southern movement, here
is a note I just got from a friend in Calgary:</SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN
class=478592015-20112008></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=478592015-20112008>"<SPAN lang=EN>Last week, an
amazing 18 Snowy Owls were seen in a 2x2 km area about two hours east of
Calgary, plus at least another 9 in a wider radius around
there."</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><SPAN
lang=EN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><SPAN lang=EN>Regarding snowys that
are seen in Nova Scotia, it would be interesting to find out, to the extent
possible, if the birds being seen are young or adults, males or females. A
'general' rule of thumb for aging is that young females are the most streaked
(pretty much everywhere except the face) while adult males (three years+)
are the least streaked and can be completely white. Young male and adult female
plumages will usually fall somewhere in between. As a last point, a Snowy
Owl's tail is often difficult to see and is weakly barred but if you get a good
look at it when the bird is in flight, whether the underside or the top,
anything more than three bars would suggest a
female.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><SPAN
lang=EN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><SPAN lang=EN>So when reporting
your Snowy Owl sightings try to take a stab at the age and sex as well
if you can.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><SPAN
lang=EN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><SPAN lang=EN>All the
best,</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><SPAN
lang=EN></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><SPAN class=478592015-20112008><SPAN
lang=EN>Lance</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><SPAN lang=en-us><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>=========================</FONT><BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Lance
Laviolette</FONT></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman"><BR></FONT><FONT
face="Courier New" color=#0000ff size=2>Records Editor</FONT><FONT
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