Rudyard is an adult female snowy owl, named for her capture location near Rudyard, on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. She was tagged by Nova Mackentley and Chris Neri on March 27, 2026, and at 2,699 grams (5.8 pounds) is the heaviest snowy owl ever tracked by Project SNOWstorm. Rudyard’s transmitter was paid for by generous donations to Project SNOWstorm. … Read More
Perth
Perth, named for the county in southwestern Ontario where she was tagged on Feb. 26, 2026, is an adult female. She was trapped by SNOWstorm volunteer banders Charlotte England and Malcolm Wilson, but that wasn’t the first time bander and bird had crossed paths. Charlotte had originally trapped, banded and released Perth almost six years earlier on April 1, 202o, … Read More
Fulgence
Fulgence is a second-year (first-winter) male snowy owl who was rescued from an industrial waste pool near St.-Fulgence, QC, then washed, decontaminated and given some rest and food at Union Quebecoise de Rehabilitation des Oiseaux de Proie (UQROP). Once he was ready for release, he was fitted with a transmitter by Dr. Guy Fitzgérald and released. Fulgence’s transmitter was paid … Read More
Emblème
Emblème (so named because the snowy owl is the official provincial bird of Québec) is a first-winter female trapped Jan. 11, 2026, at the Montréal-Trudeau International Airport by Falcon Environment for relocation for her safety. She was fitted with a transmitter by Dr. Guy Fitzgérald of the University of Montréal and Union quebecoise de rehabilitation des oiseaux de proie (UQROP), … Read More
Atwood
Atwood is an adult female at least four years old, tagged Feb. 25, 2024, near Atwood, ON, by Charlotte England and Malcolm Wilson. Atwood’s transmitter was paid for by generous donations from the public to Project SNOWstorm. Because of unusual photographer activity in Atwood’s area, and out of an abundance of caution, we initially did not publish her tracking map, … Read More
Hochelaga
Hochelaga is named for the original Iroquoian village at what is now Montréal. He was trapped by biologist Julie Lecours of Falcon Environmental on March 2, 2021, at the Montréal-Trudeau International Airport, and was already banded; records showed Falcon had originally trapped him at the airport on March 4, 2016, by which time he was already mature and almost completely … Read More
Otter
Otter is an adult male tagged Jan. 18, 2019, in Jefferson County, NY, not far from Fort Drum, by Tom McDonald. He was the first snowy owl — and one of the first birds anywhere in the world — fitted with a hybrid GSM (cellular) and Argos (satellite) transmitter, which allows us to monitor his movements year-round. His transmitter was … Read More