[Tweeters] Short-eared Owls?

[Zora Monster]

Q1: Flooding likely severely limited the SEO’s food sources causing them to go elsewhere.

Q2: I have seen reports of SEOs on Whitney Island on FB birding groups.

Zora Dermer
Seattle

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> On Apr 23, 2022, at 7:42 AM, jimbetz at jimbetz.com wrote:

> 

> Hi,

> 

>  Last year, particularly in Jan and Feb but well into May - we were seeing

> Short-Eared Owls on the Samish Flats and Fir Island.  This year has been

> VERY few.  Does anyone know:

> 

>  1) Why they aren't here this year?

>  2) Where they ARE this year?

> 

>  I will speculate on #1 by noting that we had a very long cold spell

> this year and it may have affected the vole/rodent population.  ???

> 

>  I tried to use e-Bird to answer #2 and failed.  I can get it to focus

> on Skagit County -or- on Short-eared Owls ... but not both ... in order

> to find "last seen".  What am I doing wrong?

>                                                    - Jim in Burlington

> 

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