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
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
Buckeye Hits the Road
We had another busy round of check-ins Thursday night, and now that a few days have passed, we’ve updated the map for eight of our tagged owls. The most unexpected — and welcome — change is Buckeye, who for the past couple of weeks has been haunting the runways of the Toledo Executive Airport in northwestern Ohio. Her habit of … Read More
Stay-at-homes and Wanderers
Yesterday we shared the news about our two latest transmitter owls, Geneseo and Orleans. Now we have an update on how everyone else is doing, based on the last two check-in periods. Let’s start west and work our way east, beginning with Goose Pond in Columbia County, Wisconsin. This adult male has moved about three miles (5 km) south of … Read More
Geneseo and Orleans
There’s been a lot going on at Project SNOWstorm, despite the lack of recent updates. Our core group got hit with travel (and travel delays), illnesses and a few other unavoidable hiccups that kept us occupied the past week or two, but we’re ready to catch everyone up with what’s going on. The biggest news is that we have two … Read More
There’s a Whole Lot Going On
Thursday night was a busy one around here — four of our newest cohort of owls checked in, as well as two of last winter’s returnees. Let’s start with the veterans. Millcreek is still chilling in Toronto, and leading a decidedly terrestrial existence this winter, compared with his floe-riding and ice-wandering on Lake Erie last year. And to our continuing … Read More