At about 11am today (1/8/12), we saw this big beautiful snowy owl on a light post on Cherry Valley Rd. just west of the airport in Cedar Rapids. This road is a gravel road just beyond the airport off Wright Bros. Blvd. It is opposite the airport premises, where lights mark the western end of the runway. According to the security guard who questioned us about our presence and stopping on the Walford Rd. (where the owl was first spotted this morning), this owl has been in this area for some time since she has seen it on or near the fence every day when going to work. It seems to prefer perching on the light post off the airport property at the end of the runway, which is where we saw it. After posing for pictures by Jim and Sharon Scheib, it flew west over the hilltop out of sight and we did not relocate it. We went down the next road to the west (Tissel Hollow) and around the block. The owl evidently knows the area well. The owl was originally seen on Walford Rd. just beyond the airport on the west side.
Bob and Joan Stearns Walford IA --- Please contribute your sightings to our list; it is only as good as members make it! --- Birding channel recommendation for FRS/GMRS radio use: Primary selection; channel 5/0 , alternate selection; channel 6/0 --- This mailing list is sponsored by the Iowa Ornithologists' Union. Membership available on-line at http://www.iowabirds.org/iou/PayDues.aspx. ----- You are currently subscribed to ia-bird as: [email protected]
