Eurasion, Eagleowl, Screech, Barred, Etc. ~ 2014-2015

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6068

FOOD! FOOD!
July 8, 2014 - 3 humans came and took photos
Dad dropt some prey off - maybe jackrabbit - it wasnt the humans

July 8 videos
Dad delivers prey - hare?
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/49727094

That is one of the babies in front! haha

Mom with 3 owlets

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6068

July 9, 2014
See 3 owlets - look close. With cam freezing its hard to know what I saw for certain. This is what I think I saw.
Dad flew by and dropt prey where owlets were, 2 made a dive for it, one got it, the other went to Mom who had nothing.

Priscilla · **Posted:** Thu Jul 10, 2014 3:38 am

thanks Shepherd :egg19:

and also here webcam http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/45/Snowy_Owl/

We're excited to announce a partnership with the Owl Research Institute and explore.org to help bring you a live view of a Snowy Owl nest near Barrow, Alaska.
http://allaboutbirds.org/snowyowls
The owlets are old enough that they are out of the nest bowl, but the adults have been making several visits an hour. Look for small gray owlets around the edge of the nest site and make use of the Disqus comment forum using the "comment" button below the Twitter feed. We'll be hosting scheduled live chats as the owls remain on cam—looking forward to seeing you there!

from http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/45/Snowy_Owl/ video

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6068

July 10, 2014 SNOWY OWL has 3 babies
Denver Holt ORI banded 3 owlets today

Banding an owlet

Parent owl swooped the researcher

Parent owl swooped the researchers doing the banding

Parent owl swooped the researchers - very close swoop!

I shuda asked sky to make a special thread of its own for snowy

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6068

SNOWY OWL, ALASKA
SNOWY OWL Females larger than male
Height: Males 21-23 inches, Females 22-26 inches
Weight: Males up to 5.5 lbs, Females up to 6.5 lbs
Hollie_CornellLab - FOUR owlets July 10
http://www.owlinstitute.org/snowy-owl.html

Banding semi-update
July 10 banding video - 3 owlets banded
http://youtu.be/7lmukx00kac

All 4 owlets doing ok - 1 escaped July 10 - will be banded Saturday

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6068

July 11 Best pics of Snowy today, she went down by the lagoon.
One of her largest owlets is far out of the nest - wandering around.
That is normal.

Preening

What a beautiful sight! :)

The following 2 pics she was by her nest VERY BRIEFLY then took off for the lagoon.

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6068

July 13
Owl research tried to find the unbanded owlet but evidently couldnt.
The mom has moved them out and away from nest are.
Here is the worried parent back on nest mound when humans are in her territory.

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6068

July 16, 2014 - 2 owlets

Hollie_Cornell Mod
Unfortunately I have a sad report from Denver, the Owl Research Institute scientist.
During their visit to the nest site on Sunday (July 13) they unfortunately found a deceased owlet.
It is unknown if this owlet was one that was banded or the owlet they were unable to find.
Only 2 live owlets were found during a survey of the area.

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I still see the adult snowys. They moved their chicks to another mound.
Too many humans at the nest mound maybe - but its also natural.
If one dies of starvation, the parent feeds it to siblings.
She does NOT kill it. She is a very caring parent.

NATURE special - Life of the snowy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7VKR4G8vFo

I am sorry I didnt ask sky to make a separate thread for these beauties.

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Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6068

July 20, 2014 Snowy owlets, Barrow, Alaska

Wingercizing! Their white feathers are starting to come in.
I think he caught air!

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6068

July 22 Denver Holt and 2 others were there from Owl Research Inst.
Denver held up one of the owlets for us
See his beginning white feathers coming in

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6068

SNOWY OWL, Barrow Alaska
July 23, 2014
Only 2 owlets have survived

Dad drops food to owlet, mom arrives then leaves
You can see the prey in owlets beek
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYzcaO0Nz-E

owlet with food and mom

dad delivers

family

wing

Shepherd · **Joined:** Mon Apr 28, 2014 3:10 pm **Posts:** 6068

July 24 - Female snowy owl - in the snow

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2014 2:39 am

This is a few yrs old & pretty long, but is so cool to watch if you have the time.
It nit just about the Eagle Owl

Priscilla · **Posted:** Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:05 pm

from fb

Cornell Lab staff writer Pat Leonard is in Barrow, Alaska, with owl researcher Denver Holt (above), who has been studying Snowy Owls for more than 20 years. Yesterday they visited the owl nest that’s featured on our Bird Cams project. The nest originally had seven owlets, but the researchers know of only two that are still alive. Pat Leonard describes how the nest checkup went: