Yes, this was in the Sept. 1996 edition, written by Peter Martin regarding
an observation at Jones Inlet in 1992. The article discusses other
observations of Snowy Owl feeding habits in this area.
BTW, I accessed this easily using NYSOA's searchable online archive of The
Kingbird, http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch.htm, a great tool for research
such as this.
A direct link to the 1996 article is
http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y1996v46n3/y1996v46n3p202-203martin.pdf.
Andy Mason
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[mailto:bounce-111097551-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Grover, Bob
Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 6:53 AM
To: Ardith Bondi; Tim Dunn
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Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] are Snowy Owls really primarily diurnal hunters??
Wasn't there a paper in the Kingbird some years ago that described a Snowy
Owl at Jones Beach that would sit in the dunes and periodically fly out over
the ocean, in daylight, out of site, only to return a few minutes later with
a Bonaparte's Gull?
Bob Grover
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[mailto:bounce-111096723-3714...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Ardith Bondi
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To: Tim Dunn
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Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] are Snowy Owls really primarily diurnal hunters??
From my observations, Sibley makes sense, but other guides, eg National
Geographic and "expert" descriptions on the web, say they are largely
diurnal. iBird punts and just says they have the ability to hunt during the
day.
Ardith
On 12/3/13 12:14 PM, Tim Dunn wrote:
Ardith and all,
I can't claim any special knowledge here, but David Sibley mentions the
following in his description of snowy owl in his North American Birds field
guide:
"More active at night, hunting small rodents and birds. Individuals seen
far to the south of normal range are often starved and stressed for food,
and thus active in daylight. Healthy birds are mainly nocturnal, like other
owls."
Thanks,
Tim Dunn
Babylon NY
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On Dec 3, 2013, at 11:01 AM, Ardith Bondi<ard...@earthlink.net> wrote:
A number of guides I have read indicate that Snowy Owls are primarily
diurnal hunters.
My experience watching Snowy Owls in the New York/New Jersey area over
the years has been that they prefer to mostly snooze during the day and
stretch, preen and fly out at dusk, not dissimilarly to many other owls. I
understand that they will hunt more during the day if really hungry. But, is
it possible that they developed a reputation for being diurnal hunters
because they live in the arctic and have to hunt during long summer hours of
daylight. And, given the option, they will do what most other owls are known
to do?
Ardith Bondi
NYC
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