7 January 2024
It’s been 10 years because the impressive iciness of 2013-2014 when snowy owls irrupted within the Decrease 48 States. That iciness they invaded the Northeastern U.S. and traveled as some distance south as coastal North Carolina, Florida and Bermuda!
This 12 months a couple of snowies are visiting the Nice Lakes area however the one focus of owls is in western Canada. You’ll see the adaptation of their eBird sightings in those maps of 2013-2014 as opposed to 2023-2024. (Click on right here to peer the eBird Discover map.)
In 2013-2014 there have been such a lot of snowy owls that photographers continuously noticed peregrine falcons attacking them. Steve Gosser captured this nonetheless shot at Presque Isle State Park in December 2013.
Tom Johnson filmed two peregrines harassing snowy owls at Stone Harbor, New Jersey in January 2014.
It used to be additionally a snowy climate iciness. 2013-2014 used to be very chilly with enduring snow at the floor as a result of the “Polar Vortex.”
This iciness is way hotter — such a lot in order that the day past’s snow melted in a single day (observed on the Pitt peregrine nestbox).
This iciness we’re lacking each snowies and snow.
(credit are within the captions)