{"id":3167,"date":"2014-01-29T08:52:24","date_gmt":"2014-01-29T13:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=3167"},"modified":"2014-01-29T08:52:24","modified_gmt":"2014-01-29T13:52:24","slug":"january-2014-snowy-owl-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/january-2014-snowy-owl-update\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2014 Snowy Owl Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/learn\/nature-wildlife\/quick-guides\/snowy-owl-quick-guide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/var\/ezdemo_site\/storage\/images\/media\/departments\/lww\/birds\/snowy-owl-quick-guide\/170305-1-eng-US\/snowy-owl-quick-guide.png\" width=\"274\" height=\"631\" \/><\/a>In case you haven&#8217;t heard, this is <em>the<\/em> winter of snowy owls. And no one knows this better than Norman Smith, snowy owl expert and sanctuary directory of Mass Audubon&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/wildlife-sanctuaries\/blue-hills-trailside-museum\" target=\"_blank\">Blue Hills Trailside Museum<\/a><\/strong> in Milton.<\/p>\n<p>For more than 30 years, Smith has been trapping snowy owls at Boston&#8217;s Logan Airport and relocating them to a safer, more hospitable environment. <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/wildlife-sanctuaries\/blue-hills-trailside-museum\/snowy-owl-project\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about why snowy owls love airports<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Before Smith releases the owls, he attaches a tiny tracking transmitter.\u00a0These transmitters send data such as location, temperature, and altitude, enabling researchers to learn more <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/wildlife-sanctuaries\/blue-hills-trailside-museum\/snowy-owl-project\" target=\"_blank\">snowy owl behavior<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2014 Stats<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first snowy owl sighting in Massachusetts this season was on November 17, 2013. Since then, Smith has captured and relocated 87 snowy owls (70 of those from Logan). Compare that to the 8 he captured last year and a total of 53 during the 2011-2012 winter.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers will only grow as snowy owls usually stick around until early April. Some have been known to linger; the latest date recorded was July 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Get Involved<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Want to be a part of the snowy owl action this season? Here&#8217;s how you can help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Spread the word by sharing our<strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/learn\/nature-wildlife\/quick-guides\/snowy-owl-quick-guide\" target=\"_blank\">Quick Guide to Snowy Owls<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0infographic.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/secure2.convio.net\/mas\/site\/Donation2?df_id=3960&amp;3960.donation=form1&amp;set.SingleDesignee=1061&amp;to_sanctuary_name=Donate%20to%20The%20Snowy%20Owl%20Project\" target=\"_blank\">Contribute vital support<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>to help Smith continue his great work.<\/li>\n<li>Learn more about\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/wildlife-sanctuaries\/blue-hills-trailside-museum\/snowy-owl-project\/about-snowy-owls\" target=\"_blank\">snowy owls<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Mass Audubon&#8217;s\u00a0<strong><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.massaudubon.org\/get-outdoors\/wildlife-sanctuaries\/blue-hills-trailside-museum\/snowy-owl-project\" target=\"_blank\">Snowy Owl Project<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Keep your distance if you see a snowy owl so as to not disturb their normal behavior.<\/li>\n<li>Report your sighting on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ebird.org\/content\/ebird\/news\/gotsnowies2013\/\" target=\"_blank\">eBird<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you haven&#8217;t heard, this is the winter of snowy owls. And no one knows this better than Norman Smith, snowy owl expert and sanctuary directory of Mass Audubon&#8217;s Blue Hills Trailside Museum in Milton. For more than 30 years, Smith has been trapping snowy owls at Boston&#8217;s Logan Airport and relocating them to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[12],"tags":[147,146],"class_list":["post-3167","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-project-updates","tag-infographic","tag-snowy-owls"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-P5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14922,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-superb-snowy-owls\/","url_meta":{"origin":3167,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Superb Snowy Owls","author":"Ryan D.","date":"November 16, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"They're here! Snowy Owls have arrived from their breeding grounds in the Arctic and can be spotted at Plum Island, Duxbury Beach, and other open, treeless areas near the coast through March\u2014if you make the trip to see Snowy Owls this winter, please protect these beautiful raptors by viewing them\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Take 5&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Take 5","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/take-5\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Snowy Owl \u00a9 Paul Malenfant","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/3843Paul_Malenfant28380.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/3843Paul_Malenfant28380.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/3843Paul_Malenfant28380.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2020\/11\/3843Paul_Malenfant28380.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3043,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/snowy-owls-airports-how-you-can-help\/","url_meta":{"origin":3167,"position":1},"title":"Snowy Owls &#038; Airports: How You Can Help","author":"Hillary T.","date":"December 10, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"There has been a lot of news coverage in regards to snowy owls at airports, highlighting the fact that Norman Smith (of Mass Audubon's Blue Hills Trailside Museum) has been\u00a0safely trapping and releasing snowy owls\u00a0at Boston Logan Airport for more than 30 years. Norman was featured on\u00a0CBS Boston, the\u00a0Today Show,\u00a0NY\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Project Updates&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Project Updates","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/project-updates\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"NormanSmithSnowyOwl","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/12\/NormanSmithSnowyOwl-768x1024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":10464,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/releasing-snowy-owl-no-26\/","url_meta":{"origin":3167,"position":2},"title":"Releasing Snowy Owl no. 26","author":"Hillary T.","date":"February 1, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"On Monday, January 29, Norman Smith (director at Blue Hills Trailside Museum) carefully captured a snowy owl at Logan Airport (for the safety of the owl and the planes). The next day, he released it on Duxbury Beach. Snowy owls are attracted to Logan because the landscape resembles the Arctic\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Nature Notes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Nature Notes","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/nature-notes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/NormanwithSnowy600.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/NormanwithSnowy600.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/01\/NormanwithSnowy600.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3016,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/snowy-owl-update\/","url_meta":{"origin":3167,"position":3},"title":"Snowy Owl Update","author":"Mass Audubon","date":"December 7, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Currently New England is hosting a major incursion of snowy owls, many of which will likely spend the winter in our area. Typically these Arctic visitors tend to appear most frequently near the coast, but the first report this year was inland at Mount Wachusett in Princeton on November 17.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Nature Notes&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Nature Notes","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/category\/nature-notes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Snowy Owl copyright David Larson","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2013\/12\/snowyowldavelarson-1024x787.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8591,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/snowy-owl-release-in-duxbury-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":3167,"position":4},"title":"Snowy Owl Release in Duxbury Video","author":"Hillary T.","date":"January 26, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Watch Norman Smith of Blue Hills Trailside Museum talk about this snowy owl, which he safely rescued from Logan Airport on Monday, January 23, and released at Duxbury Beach. 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