We’re still watching Oswego, who is — very, very slowly — making her way north. Late last week she’d been on the St. Lawrence River near Ogdensburg, New York, but on Thursday the 18th she flew north, moving across southern Ontario and landing on Grande-Presqu’île, an island in the Ottawa River that is partially included in Plaisance National Park. After … Read More
Let Them Eat (SNOWstorm) Cake!
Last week I had the pleasure of speaking about Project SNOWstorm at the annual banquet of the Appalachian Audubon Society in central Pennsylvania — and also the treat of enjoying a SNOWstorm-themed cake for dessert! The confection featured the artwork of SNOWstorm’s own Lauren Gilpatrick from the Biodiversity Research Institute in Maine — she’s the one who creates the cool … Read More
Loop the Loop
Here in the Northeast, after a wet and cold start to May the weather suddenly feels as though it’s been borrowed from summer — yet one of the owls of winter is still hanging around. The question, though, is for how much longer. Oswego, the young female tagged in January by Tom McDonald in Oswego, New York, is the only … Read More
SNOWstorm’s co-founder receives prestigious recognition
I knew posting the following memo on SNOWstorm’s blog was going to be a challenge. The reason for this is that it honors one of SNOWstorm’s leaders and founders, Scott Weidensaul, who happens to be one of the most humble and respectful people I know. However, among our extended SNOWstorm team of collaborators, we all felt the following news had … Read More
And Then There Was One
It’s been a while since we’ve posted an update, which doesn’t mean nothing’s been happening on the snowy owl front — just that we’ve all been incredibly busy. (SNOWstorm is our passion, but it isn’t anyone’s day job, and sometimes work gets in the way.) But the fact is that the winter season is winding down, and one by one, … Read More