Nebraska Bird Partnership

Four snowy owls near Republican City, photo courtesy Dianna Eddy

From Joel Jorgensen, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission:

A quick update of the winter 2011-12 Snowy Owl invasion:

All Reports: 186
Confirmed Reports: 148
Confirmed by photos: 83
Collected or picked up dead, injured, or moribund: 25
Confirmed by credible observer: 27
Confirmed by description: 13

Map courtesy Nebraska Game and Parks Commission