The latest round of check-ins show that more and more of the tagged snowies are getting the itch to move — some in quite dramatic ways. For instance, Whitefish Point, who has rarely moved more than one section road from her winter territory on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this winter, took a long ramble on March 31, flying about … Read More
North, South, East and West
Last time we updated you on the movements of Baltimore, whose northbound migration included a stop in New York City. But we’ve had some real surprises from our other tagged owls, too, some of whom can’t seem to figure out which direction they want to go. That’s not unusual as spring starts to come on, and the owls are feeling the … Read More
Baltimore Takes Manhattan
We’re definitely seeing spring at work on some of our tagged owls, while others are still staying put — and one is heading resolutely south. It’s been an interesting week, but today’s story is about our first Manhattan snowy owl. Across the East, the late week period saw a surge of mild air and strong southerly winds. Where I live … Read More
Thanks for a Hugely Successful Campaign
We’re speechless — once again, the supporters of Project SNOWstorm exceeded our hopes, and our goal for our SNOWstorm 2.0 Indiegogo campaign. By the time this winter’s campaign wrapped up last night, we had hit $17,745 — 118% of our original goal. That’s incredible – and an incredible testament to all of you who have made this research possible. We … Read More
And Now: The Midwestern Owls
As promised, here’s the second half of our weekly update, covering the tagged owls in the Midwest. We had several no-shows this week, and have fielded a few worried emails from folks who wondered what has happened to Alma, for example, who hasn’t checked in since mid-February, or Prairie Ronde, whose last transmission was earlier this month. In both those … Read More
Updates from the East
As usual, there’s a lot of ground to cover, literally and figuratively, in this week’s update. To make it more manageable, I’m going to focus on the owls in the East in this post — I’ll cover the Midwestern birds in the next one. The first owl is one of those close-but-no-cigar situations, so to speak. We’ve been working this … Read More
A Great New Perk in the Final Days
Thank you for your support We’re humbled and grateful beyond words for the support everyone’s extended to Project SNOWstorm again this winter. That’s taken many forms, but especially the over-the-top support for our Indiegogo campaign, which broke its goal of $15,000 last week and has continued to grow. Thank you all very, very much. Your help makes what we do … Read More
New perk: $50 – “Magic of the Snowy Owl”
For our final sprint of the 2014-15 funding campaign we have yet another great perk! One of our favorite Project SNOWstorm collaborators (who wishes to remain anonymous) has donated 20 copies of the PBS Nature documentary titled “Magic of the Snowy Owl”, a well-reviewed and intimate look at the life of Snowy Owls. The 55 minute documentary film on this DVD … Read More
Surprises, East to West
Thursday night was our weekly check-in. As always there were some surprises, and some owls we didn’t hear from…whether out of cell range, or suffering a temporarily low battery, we can’t say. Here are ones that checked in. Starting from the east, Orleans remains regular as clockwork along I-81 in upstate New York, just a few miles south of the … Read More
Two New Owls (and a Surprise from Erie)
The past few days have finally held a hint of spring in parts of the Northeast and Midwest where it’s been a long, frigid, snowy winter — but we’re still charging ahead, with two more newly tagged owls to introduce, and a very cool update from one of our 2014 birds. In Wisconsin, Gene Jacobs trapped and tagged an adult female … Read More