[NatureNS] Snowy Owl Irruption 2012

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Hi,

There was one near E.Point, Grand Pre this afternoon that unfortunately
looked very droopy and unhealthy.

Richard


On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Rick Whitman <
dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com> wrote:

> Just a personal observation: I was on Victoria Island (Cambridge Bay) for
> three full days this summer. We drove out  as far as possible each day, up
> to about 20 km I believe. On the 3 days we saw 13, 6 and 5 different Snowy
> Owls going one way. Our leader, Richard Knapton, told us, to the best of my
> memory, that this was the greatest number of these he had ever seen on
> these nearly annual trips. Also, lemmings were very common as we saw a
> number of them with no effort to do so. So I conclude, at least in that
> very limited area, Snowy Owls were very common in 2013, as were lemmings.
> The article(s) indicate this may have been the second year for both. It's
> quite likely the lemmings have crashed, or are crashing. Perhaps the
> irruption is entirely "normal".
>
> Rick Whitman
>
>
> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Shouty McShoutsalot <
> desolatechair@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I found this interesting and a bit worrisome that 'the most significant
>> wildlife event in decades'  seems to be happening again only two years
>> later.
>>
>> "What we're seeing now -- it's unbelievable," said Denver Holt, head of
>> the Owl Research Institute in Montana.
>>
>> "This is the most significant wildlife event in decades," added Holt, who
>> has studied snowy owls in their Arctic tundra ecosystem for two decades.
>>
>> http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/28/us-owls-migration-idUSTRE80R0MP20120128
>>
>> --
>> Jamie Simpson
>> Hantsport, NS
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Rick Whitman
>



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Richard Stern,
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Hi,<br><br></div>There was one near E.Point, Gra=
nd Pre this afternoon that unfortunately looked very droopy and unhealthy.<=
br><br></div>Richard<br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gm=
ail_quote">

On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Rick Whitman <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:dendroica.caerulescens@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">dendroica.ca=
erulescens@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_qu=
ote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex=
">

<div dir=3D"ltr">Just a personal observation: I was on Victoria Island (Cam=
bridge Bay) for three full days this summer. We drove out =A0as far as poss=
ible each day, up to about 20 km I believe. On the 3 days we saw 13, 6 and =
5 different Snowy Owls going one way. Our leader, Richard Knapton, told us,=
 to the best of my memory, that this was the greatest number of these he ha=
d ever seen on these nearly annual trips. Also, lemmings were very common a=
s we saw a number of them with no effort to do so. So I conclude, at least =
in that very limited area, Snowy Owls were very common in 2013, as were lem=
mings. The article(s) indicate this may have been the second year for both.=
 It&#39;s quite likely the lemmings have crashed, or are crashing. Perhaps =
the irruption is entirely &quot;normal&quot;.<div>


<br></div><div>Rick Whitman</div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><div><div=
 class=3D"h5"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 11:=
57 AM, Shouty McShoutsalot <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:desolate=
chair@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">desolatechair@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> w=
rote:<br>


<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>I found this interesti=
ng and a bit worrisome that &#39;the most significant wildlife event in dec=
ades&#39; =A0seems to be happening again only two years later.</div>


<div><br></div><p style=3D"line-height:23px;font-size:15px;font-family:geor=
gia,&#39;times new roman&#39;,serif;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">
&quot;What we&#39;re seeing now -- it&#39;s unbelievable,&quot; said Denver=
 Holt, head of the Owl Research Institute in Montana.</p><span style=3D"fon=
t-size:medium;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans"></span><p style=3D"line-hei=
ght:23px;font-size:15px;font-family:georgia,&#39;times new roman&#39;,serif=
;margin:0px 0px 20px;padding:0px">



&quot;This is the most significant wildlife event in decades,&quot; added H=
olt, who has studied snowy owls in their Arctic tundra ecosystem for two de=
cades.</p><div><a href=3D"http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/28/us-owls=
-migration-idUSTRE80R0MP20120128" target=3D"_blank">http://www.reuters.com/=
article/2012/01/28/us-owls-migration-idUSTRE80R0MP20120128</a><span><font c=
olor=3D"#888888"><br>



</font></span></div><span><font color=3D"#888888"><div><br></div>-- <br><di=
v dir=3D"ltr"><div>Jamie Simpson<br></div>Hantsport, NS<br></div>
</font></span></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div></div></div><span c=
lass=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">-- <br>Rick Whitman<br>
</font></span></div>
</blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Ri=
chard Stern, <br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<br><a href=3D"mailto:sternrichar=
d@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">sternrichard@gmail.com</a><br>##############=
#####
</div></div>

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