Yes, this was in the Sept. 1996 edition, written by Peter Martin regarding an observation at Jones Inlet in 1992. The article discusses other observations of Snowy Owl feeding habits in this area.
BTW, I accessed this easily using NYSOA's searchable online archive of The Kingbird, http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch.htm, a great tool for research such as this. A direct link to the 1996 article is http://www.nybirds.org/KBsearch/y1996v46n3/y1996v46n3p202-203martin.pdf. Andy Mason Andrew Mason 1039 Peck St. Jefferson, NY 12093 (607) 652-2162 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Grover, Bob Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2013 6:53 AM To: Ardith Bondi; Tim Dunn Cc: NYSBIRDS; JerseyBirds Subject: RE: [nysbirds-l] are Snowy Owls really primarily diurnal hunters?? Wasn't there a paper in the Kingbird some years ago that described a Snowy Owl at Jones Beach that would sit in the dunes and periodically fly out over the ocean, in daylight, out of site, only to return a few minutes later with a Bonaparte's Gull? Bob Grover -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ardith Bondi Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 10:50 PM To: Tim Dunn Cc: NYSBIRDS; JerseyBirds Subject: Re: [nysbirds-l] are Snowy Owls really primarily diurnal hunters?? From my observations, Sibley makes sense, but other guides, eg National Geographic and "expert" descriptions on the web, say they are largely diurnal. iBird punts and just says they have the ability to hunt during the day. Ardith On 12/3/13 12:14 PM, Tim Dunn wrote: > Ardith and all, > > I can't claim any special knowledge here, but David Sibley mentions the following in his description of snowy owl in his North American Birds field guide: > > "More active at night, hunting small rodents and birds. Individuals seen far to the south of normal range are often starved and stressed for food, and thus active in daylight. Healthy birds are mainly nocturnal, like other owls." > > Thanks, > Tim Dunn > Babylon NY > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 3, 2013, at 11:01 AM, Ardith Bondi<[email protected]> wrote: >> >> A number of guides I have read indicate that Snowy Owls are primarily diurnal hunters. >> >> My experience watching Snowy Owls in the New York/New Jersey area over the years has been that they prefer to mostly snooze during the day and stretch, preen and fly out at dusk, not dissimilarly to many other owls. I understand that they will hunt more during the day if really hungry. But, is it possible that they developed a reputation for being diurnal hunters because they live in the arctic and have to hunt during long summer hours of daylight. 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