Re: [Maine-birds] Snowy Owl roundup Sunday?

Michael;

One of the purposes of my ferry trip to Vinalhaven yesterday was to scan for owls.  None seen.

But the entire perimeter of V. is full of nooks and crannies where a Snowy Owl might be sunning itself.  Plus lots of suitable landscape in North Haven.  Probably can't really do it justice without a slow boat and a long day. 

Snowies don't seem to mind water-crossings (witness one found on an offshore drilling platform, 350 km SE of St. John's, NF).  They could simply be crossing from the So. tip of Nova Scotia over to ME, and leaving Bay of Fundy/Downeast out of the equation. 

On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Delia Guzman <dguzman1964@gmail.com> wrote:

I'll head out to Reid on Saturday!

Delia in Brunswick

On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 9:45 AM, Smith, Michael <Michael.Smith@maine.gov> wrote:

So being a geographer I am always interested in the 'holes' in a map.  Looking at the observations that have been posted make it clear the Snowy Owls seem to be limited to the coast south and east of MDI (including MDI).

 

Could I suggest a concerted effort among birders to look for Snowies all along the coast on Sunday?  Weather will be pleasant and we could collectively knock out some of the gaps in the map.

 

Specifically, I am wondering if folks would be willing to look in the following areas that currently don't show Snowy sightings, but seem likely to have the owls based on location and habitat:

 

 

Fort Foster and Crescent Beach – Kittery

 

East Point/Prebles Point/Long Beach/Cape Neddick

 

Ogunquit (Cliff House area)/Ogunquite Beach/Moody Beach

 

Ferry Beach/OOB/Pine Point

 

Casco Bay Islands

 

Orrs and Bailey Islands

 

Reid State Park

 

Bristol/Pemaquid Point

 

Isle Au Haut (anybody out there?)

 

 

 

East of MDI:

 

Schoodic Point

 

Petit Manan

 

Great Wass Island

 

 

Map is up to date I think: http://bit.ly/1ccRyAo

 

 

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Michael Smith MS GISP
State GIS Manager, Maine Office of GIS
State of Maine, Office of Information Technology
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