[NatureNS] Surviving Snowy Owls - What Next?

From: Paul Ruggles <cpruggles@eastlink.ca>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:32:20 -0300
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Yes. I saw one there about 10:30 am today and he was in the same spot at =
2 pm.
Paul Ruggles.

On 2014-04-10, at 3:07 PM, Nancy Roberts wrote:

> How about now? Is there still a snowy owl at Lawrencetown?
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> Thank you,
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> Nancy
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> Nancy Roberts Design
> Celebrating 22 years of making you look GOOD
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> Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2X6
> 902 461-9488
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> On 11-Mar-14, at 10:13 AM, Andrew Horn wrote:
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>> Hi all,
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>> I=92ll just add that two snowies were still being seen at =
Lawrencetown Beach as late as yesterday, according to eBird reports =
summarized here: http://bluehourbirding.blogspot.ca
>>=20
>> Cheers,
>> Andy Horn
>> Halifax
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>> On Mar 11, 2014, at 9:58 AM, Helene Van Doninck =
<helene.birdvet@gmail.com> wrote:
>>=20
>>> Hard to say, only the birds know :) I imagine they will gravitate =
wherever the food is. Im just tickled pink my barbed wire one is going =
to be releaseable. When I first saw the pics and eventually the bird I =
didn't have much hope. Flying like a trooper, just needs to replace some =
damaged feathers before release.
>>> Helene
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>>> Helene Van Doninck DVM
>>> Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
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>>> On Mar 11, 2014 8:49 AM, "Shouty McShoutsalot" =
<desolatechair@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> My understanding is that irruption and migration are two very =
different behaviors, and that irruption is a diaspora - the animal =
leaves because it is forced to, with no predefined destination as exists =
in a migration, and thus no instinct to return to it's point of origin.
>>>=20
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>>> On 10 March 2014 14:24, Paul Ruggles <cpruggles@eastlink.ca> wrote:
>>> Jamie,
>>> I have been videoing two snowys for over a month at Lawrencetown =
beach. They seem to have moved away in the past 2 weeks. I thought they =
might have begun their migration back to the tundra? Have any of you =
seen any lately?
>>> Paul.
>>>=20
>>> On 2014-03-10, at 11:30 AM, Shouty McShoutsalot wrote:
>>>=20
>>> > My understanding is that there are surviving overwintered Snowy =
Owls in NS from the irruption of Dec 2013;  that these birds are not =
migratory in the normal sense; that an irruption is not a predictable, =
repeatable migratory event; and that, having survived a winter that I =
believe was fatal to a higher than normal percentage of our resident =
bird predators, the surviving Snowys have proven adaptive and survival =
skills in NS.
>>> >
>>> > So I'm wondering what becomes of these birds.  Will they become =
residents like our other Owl species, perhaps establishing territory and =
reproducing?  Will they return from whence they came even if they are =
not possessed of migratory instinct? Or are they doomed to wander in =
exile alone forever?
>>> >
>>> > Regards
>>> >
>>> > --
>>> > Jamie Simpson
>>> > Hantsport, NS
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>>> --=20
>>> Jamie Simpson
>>> Hantsport, NS
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<html><head></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Yes. =
I saw one there about 10:30 am today and he was in the same spot at 2 =
pm.<div>Paul Ruggles.</div><div><br><div><div>On 2014-04-10, at 3:07 PM, =
Nancy Roberts wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div =
style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">How about now? Is there still a =
snowy owl at Lawrencetown?<div><br></div><div>Thank =
you,</div><div><br></div><div>Nancy<br><div><div> <span =
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auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">Nancy Roberts =
Design</div><div>Celebrating 22 years of making you look =
GOOD</div><div><br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Dartmouth, NS B2Y =
2X6</div><div>902 461-9488</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br =
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></span></div></span> </div><br><div><div>On 11-Mar-14, at 10:13 AM, =
Andrew Horn wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite">  <meta =
http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1252">=
  <div style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; =
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"> Hi all, <div><br> </div> =
<div>I=92ll just add that two snowies were still being seen at =
Lawrencetown Beach as late as yesterday, according to eBird reports =
summarized here:&nbsp;<a =
href=3D"http://bluehourbirding.blogspot.ca/">http://bluehourbirding.blogsp=
ot.ca</a></div> <div><br> </div> <div>Cheers,</div> <div>Andy Horn</div> =
<div>Halifax</div> <div><br> <div> <div>On Mar 11, 2014, at 9:58 AM, =
Helene Van Doninck &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:helene.birdvet@gmail.com">helene.birdvet@gmail.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:</div> <br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"> <blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><p dir=3D"ltr">Hard to say, only the birds know :) I =
imagine they will gravitate wherever the food is. Im just tickled pink =
my barbed wire one is going to be releaseable. When I first saw the pics =
and eventually the bird I didn't have much hope. Flying like a trooper, =
just needs to replace some damaged feathers before release.<br> =
Helene</p><p dir=3D"ltr">Helene Van Doninck DVM<br> Cobequid Wildlife =
Rehabilitation Centre</p> <div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mar 11, 2014 =
8:49 AM, "Shouty McShoutsalot" &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:desolatechair@gmail.com">desolatechair@gmail.com</a>&gt; =
wrote:<br type=3D"attribution"> <blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" =
style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> =
<div dir=3D"ltr">My understanding is that irruption and migration are =
two very different behaviors, and that irruption is a diaspora - the =
animal leaves because it is forced to, with no predefined destination as =
exists in a migration, and thus no instinct to return to it's point of =
origin.</div> <div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br> <br> <div =
class=3D"gmail_quote">On 10 March 2014 14:24, Paul Ruggles <span =
dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:cpruggles@eastlink.ca" =
target=3D"_blank">cpruggles@eastlink.ca</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br> =
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 =
.8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Jamie,<br> I have =
been videoing two snowys for over a month at Lawrencetown beach. They =
seem to have moved away in the past 2 weeks. I thought they might have =
begun their migration back to the tundra? Have any of you seen any =
lately?<br> <span><font color=3D"#888888">Paul.<br> </font></span> =
<div><br> On 2014-03-10, at 11:30 AM, Shouty McShoutsalot wrote:<br> =
<br> &gt; My understanding is that there are surviving overwintered =
Snowy Owls in NS from the irruption of Dec 2013; &nbsp;that these birds =
are not migratory in the normal sense; that an irruption is not a =
predictable, repeatable migratory event; and that, having survived a =
winter that I believe was fatal to a higher than normal percentage of =
our resident bird predators, the surviving Snowys have proven adaptive =
and survival skills in NS.<br> &gt;<br> &gt; So I'm wondering what =
becomes of these birds. &nbsp;Will they become residents like our other =
Owl species, perhaps establishing territory and reproducing? &nbsp;Will =
they return from whence they came even if they are not possessed of =
migratory instinct? Or are they doomed to wander in exile alone =
forever?<br> &gt;<br> &gt; Regards<br> &gt;<br> &gt; --<br> &gt; Jamie =
Simpson<br> &gt; Hantsport, NS<br> <br> </div> </blockquote> </div> <br> =
<br clear=3D"all"> <div><br> </div> -- <br> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <div>Jamie =
Simpson<br> </div> Hantsport, NS<br> </div> </div> </blockquote> </div> =
</blockquote> </div> <br> </div> </div> =
</blockquote></div><br></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></bo=
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