[mou] FW: snowy owl in Grand Marais

[Alt, Mark]

Norm runs the banding program of Snowy Owls in Boston's Logan Airport
and is very experienced and knowledgeable on their behaviors. Geese are
definitely on the menu.

-----Original Message-----
From: Norman Smith [mailto:nsmith at massaudubon.org] 
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 7:13 AM
To: Alt, Mark
Subject: RE: [mou] snowy owl in Grand Marais

Mark,
I have seen snowy owls take brant geese and have a photo of one taking a
Canada goose.
Have a great day,
Norman

-----Original Message-----
From: Alt, Mark [mailto:Mark.Alt at bestbuy.com] 
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 1:13 AM
To: Norman Smith
Subject: FW: [mou] snowy owl in Grand Marais

Do you have experience or stories with Snowies and Geese?


-----Original Message-----
From: mou-net-bounces at moumn.org on behalf of Ann and Wayne Russ
Sent: Wed 11/5/2008 9:06 PM
To: MOU
Cc: aruss at isd166.k12.mn.us
Subject: [mou] snowy owl in Grand Marais
 
Our fifth grade class spent the morning watching a snowy owl at the
Grand
Marais Harbor near the Coast Guard Station Wednesday. We found the
Canada
Goose carcass that it had been standing on the night before (when our
teacher first saw it ). We observed the owl standing along the water's
edge
west of the Coast Guard buildings, flying, and perched on the large
rocks on
the East Bay side. It flew to the rocks near the west harbor break wall
about an hour and a half later.

We're wondering about the owl and the goose it ate. A goose seems so
large
for a snowy owl to catch. Can anyone tell us if this is normal?

Ann Russ' fifth grade class



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