[tn-bird] Snowy Owl chase to Kentucky

From: Wallace Coffey <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: 1-A TN-Birds <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 00:41:51 -0400
TN-Birders:

Seven of us went to Pendleton Co. Ky Saturday (3/23)
and enjoyed the excitement of the Snowy Owl which
has been there for a little over a month.

We used a GPS unit (geographical positioning system)
to navigate nearly 300 miles in five hours and hit it
right on the money.  We picked the owl up within the
first three or four minutes. It was perched atop a house
in an open field.  We had grand views of the bird for nearly
and hour and got photos. 

Kathy Caminiti, of Burlington, KY, provided the 
coordinates for our GPS unit.  We also used the
GPS unit to determine the distance to and location
of each major route, exit and turns.  Amazing accuracy!
Kathy was waiting there when we pulled in.

She said the bird was captured and banded by two
fellows from Ohio, It was taken in a special net
used for trapping raptors.  It was aged as a bird in
its second calendar year of life.  Several photos
were made of it while in captivity.

Someone had been collecting owl pellets near
several favorite perches to determine what it 
has been eating.

Including lunch with Jane Wilson of Knoxville
(met in the field),  the Bristol party round trip took 
12 hours.  Our group included Bert Hale, Loraine Hale,
Ken Hale, Meredith Hale, Carolyn Coffey, Bob Quillen
and myself.

You can see the exact location and coordinates by
checking TopoZone at:
http://topozone.com/map.asp?z=16&n=4277502&e=734792&s=50 

Let's go birding.

Wallace Coffey
Bristol, TN









  


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[tn-bird] Snowy Owl chase to Kentucky

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