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— Bryan

Snowy Owl in Randolph Center, Vermont

The Snowy Owl Scoop

Breaking news on the migration of Snowy Owls across North America

The Snowy Owl Scoop will resume when owls begin to show up in the U.S. and southern Canada, which is usually mid November (sometimes earlier). Check back here for updates now and then.

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Snowy Owl distribution map

The Map

A live map of Snowy Owl sightings reported to eBird. As you'll seen, nothing here of note to report just yet.

Snowy Owl, Vermont

The Sightings

Sightings reported to eBird in the "lower 48" during the past week. Each sighting on the list includes a map link and the full eBird report.

Snowy Owl in flight by Bryan Pfeiffer

Owl Etiquette

Our enjoyment of wildlife calls for responsibility and respect. Here's advice on Snowy Owl etiquette from the good folks at Project SNOWStorm.

Snowy Owl by Bryan Pfeiffer

Owls and Us

My essay in Aeon magazine about lessons from the Arctic.

The Snowy Gallery

Click the grid below for a gallery of sightings from eBird and the Macaulay Library from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology from earlier this year (in winter and spring).