First, no observed Snowy Owl on the field this morning at the airport as
viewed from the tower.
Second, the behavior of this bird is more in line with Barred Owl or
even Barn Owl than Snowy, in my opinion. I have seen both of the above
on wires at night and they can look very pale underneath when
illuminated by artificial light.
Since there were many species of owls used for the movie, the statement
that the bird looked just like the owl in Harry Potter doesn't narrow
the field much. In fact, I'd like to see some of the species used for
the movies.
Ed Boyd
Westminster, MD
Frank Marenghi wrote:
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>> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:15:45 -0500
>> From:
>> Subject: [MDOSPREY] Snowy Owl report in Glen Burnie
>> To:
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>> MD Osprey:
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>> FYI ... I just received the following report. John said it was OK to
>> forward to MD Osprey.
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>> Phil
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>>> From:
>>> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:30:44 EST
>>> Subject: Good Morning
>>> To:
>>>
>>> My name is John Schmid and and I live in Glen Burnie,Md.
>>> 410-766-5262 Last night about 10pm I was looking out mt front
>>> window ,where I have some feeders in our plum tree. On one of the
>>> overhead lines I noticed a big form on the wire. As I watched its
>>> head turned quite a bit and I could see it's huge eyes. I believe it
>>> was a white snow owl. It was white and huge. It stayed there for 30
>>> seconds and as I was yelling for my wife and son to come he started
>>> to fly away and although my was missed it my son saw him. It had a
>>> huge wing span. My son said that it looked like the owl in Harry
>>> Potter. I read that they sometimes migrate away from there normal
>>> territory. There is no doubt in my mind what I saw,so I thought I
>>> would report it.Please let me know if there is anything else I can
>>> let you know about. In my yard we get 3 types of
>>> woodpeckers,nuthatches,tit mouse,carolina wren,an occasional wood
>>> thrush,oriole, a waxwing once last year and twice a
>>> grossbeak,towhees and the normal sparrows,robins,finches,blackbirds
>>> and cowbirds. I enjoy watching them very much. Well please let me
>>> know what if anything I can do. Thank You John Schmid
>>>
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>> Phil Davis Davidsonville, Maryland USA
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