Ohio Birds and Biodiversity

Jim McCormac - Ohio Division of Wildlife

Update as of February 12, 2014

One Hundred Fifty-Nine (159) Snowy Owls have been reported.  See map and article at link below.

http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2014/02/snowy-owl-update.html

Jim McCormac - Ohio Division of Wildlife

December 1, 2013   Photo Credit - John Howard - Adams County

Snowy Owls invade Ohio (and elsewhere)!

John Howard snapped the image above, of a big beautiful immature female Snowy Owl, Bubo scandiacus, near twilight, tonight! This sighting is especially significant as the bird is in southern Ohio, and we seldom get these Arctic visitors that far south. This owl is frequenting an area along State Route 73, just north of the Adams County line in Highland County.

 Read More: 

http://jimmccormac.blogspot.com/2013/12/snowy-owls-invade-ohio-and-elsewhere.html

Unsual Number of Arctic Snowy Owls Seen in U.S.

By Mary Esch of Associated Press Dec 5, 2013

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/unusual-number-arctic-snowy-owls-seen-us