Fwd: IBET Snowy Owl in Hawaii!
Jeff Bilsky
From: Wes Serafin <w.se...@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 5:08 PM
Subject: IBET Snowy Owl in Hawaii!
To: ILb...@yahoogroups.com
Tyler L Hicks
PhD Student
Washington State University - Vancouver
To: hawaiibirding AT yahoogroups.com
From: pdnldsn.bird AT mac.com
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:51:58 -1000
Subject: Re: [HawaiiBirding] Snowy Owl at Honolulu International Airport
An update on the owl.--it was at Honolulu International
Airport on Nov 24, not Nov 28. I have received a photo of the
bird, and it is undoubtedly a Snowy Owl, the first record for
the region.
Peter Donaldson
pdnldsn.bird 'at' mac 'dot' com
Pearl City, Oahu, Hawaii
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Donaldson Peter
> Subject: [HawaiiBirding] Snowy Owl at Honolulu International Airport
>
> On Monday, Nov 28, a white owl was seen by control tower
> personnel at Honolulu International Airport and reported to
> Wildlife Services. The Wildlife Services folks tried to chase
> the owl away from the runways with no success. The owl
> was shot and killed when it remained on one of the runways
> as an aircraft was approaching. Based on the description,
> I am confident it was a Snowy Owl. The carcass will be
> brought to Bishop Museum.
Very sad,
Wes Serafin
Orland Pk
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Jeff Bilsky
Salt Lake City
801-842-4013
jbi...@gmail.com
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