Natural historians,
The current issue Feb 2012 of "Natural History" magazine has a good article about snowy owls and irruptions. The link to the website is below. Click on "messengers from the north" and a picture of a SNOW (w/brood patch) will appear. If you click on this image, you can read the text of the article. There are many more photos in the printed version, including a bird at MSP, a SNOW with PERE prey, a SNOW hovering with aircraft in bkgrd, the satellite telemetry device on an owl's back, and a map of an owl's movements after he was captured at Logan Airport and released. A Canadian biologist says that irruptions are associated with high rodent populations and the young wanderers and adults are generally in good condition. You will also see mention of the SNOW that appeared at Honolulu Int'l Airport last November that was shot as a hazard to aircraft. Norman Smith, funded by MA Audubon, has captured and released more than 400 at Logan Airport since 1981. The archive of back issues only provides a couple articles per issue and some years are missing. The 2012 archive is working. "Natural History" magazine is an exceptional magazine for those interested in both human and non-human life forms-like birds. I have fwded articles from it before. It has been in print since the early 1900's and is published by the American Museum of Natural History in NYC. Twice in the last couple years it has ceased publication due to lack of funding. I encourage you to think about subscribing. It is very reasonable and you will be surprised at the breadth of articles and notes in each issue. http://naturalhistorymag.com/ ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
