This appeared on the ND birdnet. Thought it was interesting how far south they are. It doesn't sound good for the owls, but fun for us. Jeanie Jeanie Joppru Pennington County, MN _____ From: Birding Discussion List for North Dakota [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Stevan Hawkins Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 12:19 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ND-BIRDS] Snowy Owl irruption ND-Birders: Also, check http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=204094329457575509162.0004b268568ba73710 764&msa=0&ll=45.752193,-92.021484&spn=10.164185,23.269043 for Snowy Owl locations that are updated at least daily, if not more frequently. The latest update shows Snowy Owl locations in Kansas. That is only a day's drive from San Antonio! Onward! Steve Stevan Hawkins [log in to unmask] San Antonio TX From: Birding Discussion List for North Dakota [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of James Tyler Bell Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 8:51 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [ND-BIRDS] Snowy Owl irruption There appears to be a Snowy Owl irruption taking place this winter. It's coincidental to the lemming population cycle/crash. If you aren't using eBird yet, I would urge observers to enter data, particularly for Snowy Owls, as this may be the first irruption since eBird has become much more popular among active field birders. The latest data interface is extremely easy to use: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ You don't have to have an account to access the data. Check out the difference between last winter and this winter: 2010-2011 http://tinyurl.com/cqpaewp 2011- http://tinyurl.com/dyszzcm Tyler Bell [log in to unmask] California, Maryland ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html