[mou] partial albino GGO

[Anthony X. Hertzel]

I have this article if anyone would like a copy.

>On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 Byokel@aol.com wrote:
>
>  Pentti Alaja and Heimo Mikkola have apparently published information about
>  albinism in GGOW, but thus far I have unable to locate this information...
>>
>
>Ben and Steve,
>
>"Albinism in the Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) and other owls" by
>Alaja and Mikkola was published on pp. 33_37 in:
>Duncan, J.R., D.H. Johnson, and T.H. Nicholls (eds.). 1997. Biology and
>Conservation of Owls of the Northern Hemisphere. USDA Forest Service
>General Technical Report NC-190.
>
>The authors note that although total and/or incomplete albinism has been
>reported in 13 different owl species, the Great Gray is the only species
>of owl with more than five published records, as follows:
>
>27 March into November 1994, Vesanto, Finland and probably the same bird
>(based on comparison of photos) 165 km farther north in March 1995 near
>Kajaani, Finland, incomplete albino (Blue Jay 52:228, Dutch Birding
>1/95:19_20).
>
>(no dates) 1980 in Targhee National Forest, Idaho, followed by several
>observations between 1990 and 1992 in SE Idaho about 112 km from the
>Targhee N.F. site, male incomplete albino, mated with normally-plumaged
>female and raised normally-plumaged young (Blue Jay 53:197_199).
>
>(no dates) two or three partial albino Great Grays in Yellowstone N.P.
>seen by Terry McEneaney fide D.W. Holt (Canadian Field-Naturalist
>109:121_122).
>
>prior to mid-1980s, five Great Grays with some abnormal white feathers
>noted by Herbert Copeland and Robert Nero among 300+ live and 80 dead
>Great Grays examined (Blue Jay 42:173_174).
>
>June 1990 near Norway House, Manitoba, incomplete albino (Blue Jay 49:31).
>
>December 1990 different incomplete albino north of Winnipeg (Blue Jay
>49:32).
>
>The article includes photographs of the Finland and Idaho birds, defines
>all of the terms referred to above, and lists records of albinism in other
>species of owls. Based on this information, a note of interest in The Loon
>regarding the melanistic and albinistic Great Grays seen in Minnesota,
>especially if accompanied by photographs, would make a fine contribution
>to the world literature.
>
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>Peder H. Svingen - psvingen@d.umn.edu - Duluth, MN
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