What will likely be the last new SNOWstorm owl of the winter season is watching the world go by from an airport — though fortunately not the biggest, busiest airport she could have chosen. Salvail, as we’ve nicknamed her, is…

Whether you’re reading this before or after the Big Game, here’s a little Superb Owl news for you all: We have two new snowies to introduce, one of which is in a very familiar place, keeping very familiar company. Jolene…

One of the challenges with using technology is that it changes. Which is good — the miniaturization of batteries and other tech has allowed scientists to make ever-smaller and lighter transmitters to track ever-smaller and lighter animals. But sometimes technology…

On Jan. 24, birder and photographer James Robinson Bill Diller photographed a snowy owl in Huron County, Michigan, that appears to have been liberally coated with some sort of orangish-red paint or dye. After the photos appeared on social media…

Between the holidays, travel and an impending book deadline, I’ve been a little slow with updates this season, for which I apologize. It’s worth mentioning from time to time that all of us at SNOWstorm do this on the side,…

For the first time, an assessment of the global conservation status of snowy owls has been completed, confirming that worldwide population was badly overestimated for decades, and indicating that snowy owl populations have declined by roughly a third over the…