Snowy Owl
“This winter, as the frigid Arctic air continues to dip south and snow sweeps across Maine, one of the far north’s most iconic raptors has drifted silently into our landscape: the Snowy Owl.”
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Although this winter will not match the mega-irruption winter of 2013-2014, Snowy owls have been spotted with some frequency up and down our coastline, including Higgins Beach, Dyer Point and Two Lights State Park.
As for noteworthy birding observations from across Cape Elizabeth and slightly beyond, there was a Snowy Owl spotted within Two Lights State Park.
Also on March 13 my mother-in-law had been out in the back yard taking stock of her gardens when low and behold a Snowy owl nagged by a Crow flew overhead!
Lastly, in late January a Snowy owl was reported on the east end of Chebeague Island.
Lastly, a Snowy Owl was reported in the vicinity of Dyer Point on March 11.
As for Snowy Owls, this past summer was not a good one for Artic lemmings, a primary food source for breeding Snowy Owls.
As for Snowy Owls there was one unconfirmed report of a Snowy Owl sitting atop the facility shed in Kettle Cove in late January and a confirmed report of what likely was the same owl along Pine Point in Scarborough.
This winter, as the frigid Arctic air continues to dip south and snow sweeps across Maine, one of the far north’s most iconic raptors has drifted silently into our landscape: the Snowy Owl.