Post by Gord on Dec 8, 2005 8:45:10 GMT -8
I am suspicious that I saw a snowy owl at Sumas Prairie yesterday afternoon from the highway. It was in a field east of the rest stop, south of the highway (possibly right across from the mushroom plant on the north side of the highway)
When I went by there in the morning I didnt see anything and I think I would have. This white object probably wasnt a white bag as there was a stiff wind blowing and Id expect it to be either hung up in a fence/tree or flapping merrily attached to whatever it was hung up on in that field. It sure had a owly look to it.
Check out the area if anyone's out there in the next few days. If Im out that way soon Ill check on it. It if was a bucket or something it probably hasnt moved... ;D
When I went by there in the morning I didnt see anything and I think I would have. This white object probably wasnt a white bag as there was a stiff wind blowing and Id expect it to be either hung up in a fence/tree or flapping merrily attached to whatever it was hung up on in that field. It sure had a owly look to it.
Check out the area if anyone's out there in the next few days. If Im out that way soon Ill check on it. It if was a bucket or something it probably hasnt moved... ;D
Must admit, from the freeway across from the mushroom farm it sure looked like an owl. I did catch a nice view of an American Kestrel nearby though. Other than that, I kept going along the parallel for a bit and then turned south. There was a flock of about 160 trumpeter swans there; no tundras as far as I could tell with my binoculars. On the other side of the road I caught sight of an owl hunting at about 3:40 a little bit before sunset. It definitely was not a barn owl because it was dark brown but I'm not very good at identifying owls. 
Considering the emails from Jason I thought it might be a short-eared but I'm not sure. Too bad I didn't get a positive I.D.-would have been a lifer. Other birds included: