This article is from the Boston Globe where Logan airport deals with Snowy Owls every winter, apparently more this year than usual. Madeleine Linck Medina, Hennepin Co. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: [email protected] < r-5215445-15306-043ab522806049d38dba68abcc9f8...@bcast.boston.com> Date: Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 9:55 PM Subject: Logan Airport shows the way as snowy owls alight - The Boston Globe To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
____________________________________________________________ The following appeared on Bostonglobe.com: Headline: Logan Airport shows the way as snowy owls alight - The Boston Globe Date: Dec 11, 2013 Call it the year of the snowy owl. In just the past month, the powdery white Arctic creatures have been spotted much farther afield than their usual wintry habitats, with birdwatchersbird-watchers in the Northeast reporting the most fruitful snowy owl sightings ofin recent memory. So it comes as no surprise that record numbers of the birds have arrived at Northeast airports, snowy owls’ preferred proxy for the Arctic tundra. And as aviation officials grapple with the risks posed by the avian frequent fliersowls, New York’s airports are now taking a cue from Logan International Airport and catching and releasing the birds, rather than shooting them. JFK Airport made headlines Sunday when it was revealed that officials had ordered staff to shoot snowy owls on sight after five of the birds flew into airplanes at New York-area airports in the past two weeks. http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2013/12/11/logan-airport-shows-way-snowy-owls-alight/hIwJb74URZaHhp6MIJKybL/story.html?s_campaign=8315 ____________________________________________________________ This message was sent by [email protected][mailto: [email protected]] through Bostonglobe.com's email recommendation service. Please note that Bostonglobe.com is not responsible for the contents of this message, and has not verified the sender's name or e-mail address. If you have questions or comments about this free service, please email us at [email protected]. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
