I went back to Brooklyn on Saturday to look for the Snowy Owls.  (There is actually more than one.)  A Snowy Owl was about 35 yards from where I had seen one last weekend in Brooklyn.  Nice to get additional looks at it.  It flew out of the grass around the same time as last week and into the same general direction.

I would encourage everyone to look at some of the discussions on the New York State Birding listserver.   Simple questions about the ethics of watching Snowy Owls and the reason they’re down south has raised more questions than answers.  The discussion however is great.  There have been some great tips about how to educate other birders watchers and photographers in a constructive way, in addition to some references to some current scientific literature.