I was really excited to be in charge of trapping snowy owls in Delaware. I needed to place two transmitters sponsored by the Delmarva Ornithological Society, but I just wasn’t having any luck. Several trips, zillions of miles on the car, hundreds of dollars in gas. I visited many places where owls were reliably spotted for days on end to … Read More

This snowy irruption erupted as I was making plans to spend some vacation time in Delaware for the New Year. While everyone else was running around with their hair on fire (I’m bald, Scott! no fair!) I was busy ignoring the dozens of daily, sometimes hourly, emails of preparation as this project was pulled together. Instead I was out roaming … Read More