Snowy owl

2018

January 11, 2018

Snowy Owl Protocol

Suzan Bellincampi
Birds
Snowy owl

Snowy owls need no introduction. They are one of the few birds that can entice a non-birder to go birding.

2017

February 7, 2017

Prowling for Snowy Owls Can Be a Chilly Business

Steve Myrick
Snowy owl
It was a hardy and eager bunch who showed up Saturday morning armed with scarves, mittens, boots and binoculars ready to prowl for snowy owls at Norton Point.

2014

March 5, 2014

Looking For Snowy Owls In All the Right Places

Robert Culbert
Snowy owl
Snowy owls are still hanging around and among the most reliable places to spot them are Norton Point Beach, Quansoo, the West Basin, and lately, East Chop and Ocean Park in Oak Bluffs.
January 30, 2014

Arctic Visitors Enjoy Ample Food and No Polar Bears

Sara Brown
Snowy owl
Snowy owls have been spotted in unusually large numbers throughout the Eastern Seaboard this year, including on the Vineyard. Beaches and open habitat resemble their native Arctic tundra.

2013

December 11, 2013

Whale of a Tale

Susan B. Whiting
Snowy owl

David Smith and his father Steve Smith, who was visiting from Cape Elizabeth, Me., emailed a note which stated that they had seen and photographed a snowy owl next to the Aquinnah Shop in Gay Head on Nov. 21! That beats the Nov. 29 record and adds to the question: Just how many snowy owls are there on Martha’s Vineyard and Chappaquiddick? Actually, I guess I should ask how many snowy owls there are in Dukes County?

December 4, 2013

Snowy Owl Invasion

Susan B. Whiting
Birds
Snowy owl
There have been three very interesting sightings this past week. One is of snowy owls that were seen and photographed in two locations.

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