Janet,
My database lists Snowy Owl records for 21 counties plus DC. Here are the numbers for each county:
Allegany 3
Anne Arundel 6
Baltimore (city & county) 17
Calvert 1
Caroline 1
Carroll 1
Cecil 1
Charles 2
Dorchester 5
Frederick 3
Garrett 2
Harford 11
Howard 2
Kent 3
Montgomery 7
Prince George's 5
Queen Anne's 3
St. Mary's 15
Somerset 0
Talbot 6
Washington 5
Wicomico 0
Worcester 8
DC 11
Unknown 35
More than half of the known records are from counties bordering Chesapeake Bay, but as you can see they can can appear anywhere. Major invasions of Snowy Owls occurred here in the winters of 1876-77 (16) , 1926-27 (12), and 1949-50 (26).
Bob Ringler
Eldersburg MD
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From: "Janet Millenson" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 12:32:48 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Snowy Owl question (general)
Just wondering: In how many Maryland counties have Snowy Owls been seen? And
if that's too easy a question for some of you, then I'd also like to know
which of those counties have had the highest number of such sightings over
the years? Thanks!
Janet Millenson
Potomac, MD (Montgomery County)
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