Snowy Owl- Cheboygan Co 9/22

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Howdy Folks,
 
Karl's post just reminded me to put a note in about a SNOWY OWL that was reported in Indian River, right along I-75 sitting on a billboard last Thursday. I can't remember off-hand the name of the person who saw the bird, just that the info made its way to Scot Stewart this week.
 
Sounds like owl season has come early this year,
 
~Skye Haas
 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Karl.Overman at usdoj.gov
To: Mich-listers at envirolink.org
Sent: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:25 PM
Subject: Great Gray Owl Cheboygan S.P.


Greg Links from "somewhere near Toledo" as he coyly puts it in his Buckeye postings, sent me a photo of a Great Gray Owl photographed by Sherrie Duris from the Toledo area on September 23rd at Cheboygan State Park on the shores of Lake Huron.  This is far too early for a migrant/wintering bird.  The photo of the bird shows considerable dark feathering on the bird which combined with some of the description of behavior of the bird by Sherrie, point to  a young bird raised in that area.  Breeding Great Gray Owls in the Lower Peninsula would be big news.
Sherrie describes the bird as "partially flying/hopping around branch to branch."  She photographed the bird on the park road off of U.S. 23 that goes to the organization campground on Duncan Bay.  This is the southernmost of the two park access roads to Duncan Bay in the park.
Cheers, 
Karl Overman 
Farmington Hills, Mi. 
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