The winter of 2013-14 saw the largest irruption of Snowy Owls into the
eastern United States in perhaps a century. That invasion marked an
unprecedented opportunity to learn more about these mysterious hunters of
the Arctic. Out of that event and frantic weeks of organizing as the
irruption unfolded came Project SNOWstorm, a collaborative research effort
focused on this huge but underknown raptor of the North. Author, researcher
and SNOWstorm co-founder Scott Weidensaul will share the project’s story —
how a huge,collaborative research effort focused on snowy owls came
together so quickly. Funded
with the help of people from around the globe, it has since grown into the
largest and most comprehensive study of Snowy Owls in the world.
More than 40 scientists, bird banders and wildlife veterinarians have
volunteered their time and efforts. Using sophisticated satellite
transmitters, they have tracked more than 110 Snowy Owls from Alaska and
the Dakotas to the Great Lakes, Northeast US and beyond. The project also
consults with airports and airfields to prevent airplane-owl strikes, even
relocating some birds to more secure spots
Weidensaul has written nearly 30 books on natural history, including the
Pulitzer Prize finalist Living on the Wind. A fellow of the American
Ornithological Society, he is a contributing editor for Audubon magazine
and writes for a variety publications, including the birding bimonthly BWD
and the Cornell Lab’s Living Bird quarterly. Based in New Hampshire,
Weidensaul is an active field researcher, studying Northern Saw-whet Owl
migration for nearly 30 years,
winter hummingbirds in the East and bird migration in Alaska.
David Suddjian
Littleton, CO
Denver Field Ornithologists
Communications and Outreach
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