[wisb] Re: Snowy Owl Brown/Kewaunee County-YES_ also birds at Bay Beach wildlife sanctuary
- From: Sharon Reilly <reillyhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:47:27 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
It's been great reading about all of the snowy owls in Wisconsin this year. I
haven't seen any myself. Anyone have tips on where to see in Baraboo, Sauk
County area. Thanks.
Also a bit of other snowy owl news. It's a strange year for snowy's everywhere
and some very disturbing news as well. Did you hear about the snowy owl that
was SHOT in Hawaii, because it happened to show up at the airport. As someone
who worked in Hawaii, it was a constant struggle with the airport SAFETY
personnel to take a more humane approach to wildlife management at the
airports.
Maybe if enough people who love snowy's shows their outrage, things might
changes. The tourist industry has so much pull in the state, sometimes when
tourists complain the state officials actually LISTEN. One way to express your
outrage would be to reconsider vacationing HI until the state starts doing a
better job of protecting its native wildlife and other natural migratory
species.
Snowy Owl Shot in HAWAII!!
http://io9.com/5878839/a-snowy-owl-makes-the-trip-from-the-arctic-to-hawaii-where-it-is-promptly-shot
Sharon (Baraboo, Sauk county)
-----Original Message-----
>From: Andy Van Lanen <andy@xxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Jan 27, 2012 1:37 PM
>To: wisbirdn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [wisb] Snowy Owl Brown/Kewaunee County-YES_ also birds at Bay Beach
>wildlife sanctuary
>
>I saw the snowy owl on B/K line road this morning around 8 am. (thanks to
>Curt for the heads up!) The bird was on the ground about 40 meters from
>the road (East side). It flew closer to the road, landed and took off over
>the hill to the East.
>Today at the Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary, I also had one Northern Pintail
>and one American Wigeon. There were a few Black Ducks mixed in with the
>Mallards, a few Common Goldeneyes, and a few Scaup (I think they were
>Lesser, but I'm not too good at those).
>
>At the mouth of the Fox River, there were only 2 Bald Eagles, but there
>were a few more Goldeneyes, Scaup, and a few Hooded Mergansers out in the
>wide open water.
>
>Andy Van Lanen
>De Pere, Brown County
>
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Sharon Reilly
223 7th St.
Baraboo, WI 53913
608-963-0742
reillyhi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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