Snowy Owl Stratford/Milford
Snowy owl spotted by Laurel Barnhill flying between Milford Point and Stratford Point, seen from Milford Point. Currently visible on roof top of condo rooftop on Sniffens Point, unit closest to the Sound, with marina on the southside, directly west across from Milford Point
Stuart Winquist,
East Hampton
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Any updates please?
Jen Kotkin
201.655.3123
www.jenkotkinpetcare.com
On Oct 31, 2021, at 9:37 AM, Stuart Winquist stuartwinquist@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Snowy owl spotted by Laurel Barnhill flying between Milford Point and Stratford Point, seen from Milford Point. Currently visible on roof top of condo rooftop on Sniffens Point, unit closest to the Sound, with marina on the southside, directly west across from Milford Point
Stuart Winquist,
East Hampton
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I didn’t think we were supposed to post snowy owl sightings on the list serv.
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On Oct 31, 2021, at 10:06 AM, Jen K catapllr@gmail.com wrote:
Any updates please?
Jen Kotkin
201.655.3123
www.jenkotkinpetcare.com
On Oct 31, 2021, at 9:37 AM, Stuart Winquist stuartwinquist@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Snowy owl spotted by Laurel Barnhill flying between Milford Point and Stratford Point, seen from Milford Point. Currently visible on roof top of condo rooftop on Sniffens Point, unit closest to the Sound, with marina on the southside, directly west across from Milford Point
Stuart Winquist,
East HamptonSent from my iPhone
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Monica Nichols
Madison
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On Oct 31, 2021, at 10:11 AM, Nichols Photography manichols1993@gmail.com wrote:
I didn’t think we were supposed to post snowy owl sightings on the list serv.
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 31, 2021, at 10:06 AM, Jen K catapllr@gmail.com wrote:
Any updates please?
Jen Kotkin
201.655.3123
www.jenkotkinpetcare.comOn Oct 31, 2021, at 9:37 AM, Stuart Winquist stuartwinquist@sbcglobal.net wrote:
Snowy owl spotted by Laurel Barnhill flying between Milford Point and Stratford Point, seen from Milford Point. Currently visible on roof top of condo rooftop on Sniffens Point, unit closest to the Sound, with marina on the southside, directly west across from Milford Point
Stuart Winquist,
East HamptonSent from my iPhone
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Posts about Snowy Owls ARE permitted. The full posting rules about owls:
Exact locations of day-roosting owls (Great Horned, Barred, Barn, Long-eared, Eastern
Screech, and Northern Saw Whet) should not be posted to protect the owls. Open-
country owls such as Short-eared and Snowy, as well as rare owls such as Great Gray,
Northern Hawk Owl, and Boreal, may be reported as to specific site location.
The complete posting rules can be found here:
https://www.ctbirding.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CTBirdsPostingRules.pdf
Roy Harvey
Cheshire, CT
On Sunday, October 31, 2021, 10:11:29 AM EDT, Nichols Photography manichols1993@gmail.com wrote:
I didn’t think we were supposed to post snowy owl sightings on the list serv.
With all due respect,
Shouldn’t we change this? Too many issues in the past few years with people harassing and chasing them. I, personally don’t agree that allowing the snowy owls locations to be publicized for their own safety. Some fb groups have banned photos and locations for the above reasons. Just putting my 2 cents in.
Respectfully,
Monica Nichols
Madison
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 31, 2021, at 11:03 AM, Roy Harvey rmharvey@snet.net wrote:
Posts about Snowy Owls ARE permitted. The full posting rules about owls:
Exact locations of day-roosting owls (Great Horned, Barred, Barn, Long-eared, Eastern
Screech, and Northern Saw Whet) should not be posted to protect the owls. Open-
country owls such as Short-eared and Snowy, as well as rare owls such as Great Gray,
Northern Hawk Owl, and Boreal, may be reported as to specific site location.
The complete posting rules can be found here:
https://www.ctbirding.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CTBirdsPostingRules.pdf
Roy Harvey
Cheshire, CT
On Sunday, October 31, 2021, 10:11:29 AM EDT, Nichols Photography manichols1993@gmail.com wrote:
I didn’t think we were supposed to post snowy owl sightings on the list serv.
I am in agreement with Monica.
Warm wishes,
Melani
"Photos that look how your memories feel."
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by readers of Fairfield County (Greenwich, Stamford, Fairfield, New Canaan,
Westport) Magazines
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On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 12:32 PM Nichols Photography <
manichols1993@gmail.com> wrote:
With all due respect,
Shouldn’t we change this? Too many issues in the past few years with
people harassing and chasing them. I, personally don’t agree that allowing
the snowy owls locations to be publicized for their own safety. Some fb
groups have banned photos and locations for the above reasons. Just putting
my 2 cents in.
Respectfully,
Monica Nichols
Madison
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 31, 2021, at 11:03 AM, Roy Harvey rmharvey@snet.net wrote:
Posts about Snowy Owls ARE permitted. The full posting rules about
owls:
Exact locations of day-roosting owls (Great Horned, Barred, Barn,
Long-eared, Eastern
Screech, and Northern Saw Whet) should not be posted to protect the
owls. Open-
country owls such as Short-eared and Snowy, as well as rare owls such as
Great Gray,
Northern Hawk Owl, and Boreal, may be reported as to specific site
location.
The complete posting rules can be found here:
Roy Harvey
Cheshire, CT
On Sunday, October 31, 2021, 10:11:29 AM EDT, Nichols Photography <
manichols1993@gmail.com> wrote:
I didn’t think we were supposed to post snowy owl sightings on the list
serv.
CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing
birders together statewide. Please support COA:
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I totally understand and respect the fact this is coming from a place of caring, but I don’t agree with banning those reports. Gatekeeping is a good way to kill a hobby, and I think ruining things for the majority because of a minority who are being a problem is not the way to go.
I think the community could do more to show these people who are harassing birds that this won’t be tolerated. If you see someone doing something like that, and they won’t listen when asked to stop, go stand in front of them and block all their shots. Annoy them until they leave or stop, and let them know what they are doing is wrong. There are peaceful ways to intervene, and if people sit back and allow these behaviors to occur they are just as much to blame.
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On Oct 31, 2021, at 12:48 PM, Melani Lust melanilust@gmail.com wrote:
I am in agreement with Monica.
Warm wishes,
Melani
"Photos that look how your memories feel."
203.247.6983
https://www.instagram.com/melanilustphotography/
https://www.facebook.com/MelaniLustPhotography/
https://www.pinterest.com/melanilust/
Melani has won "Best Wedding Photographer" 12 years in a row, 2010- 2021,
by readers of Fairfield County (Greenwich, Stamford, Fairfield, New Canaan,
Westport) Magazines
https://www.pinterest.com/melanilust/
On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 12:32 PM Nichols Photography <
manichols1993@gmail.com> wrote:With all due respect,
Shouldn’t we change this? Too many issues in the past few years with
people harassing and chasing them. I, personally don’t agree that allowing
the snowy owls locations to be publicized for their own safety. Some fb
groups have banned photos and locations for the above reasons. Just putting
my 2 cents in.Respectfully,
Monica Nichols
MadisonSent from my iPhone
On Oct 31, 2021, at 11:03 AM, Roy Harvey rmharvey@snet.net wrote:
Posts about Snowy Owls ARE permitted. The full posting rules about
owls:Exact locations of day-roosting owls (Great Horned, Barred, Barn,
Long-eared, Eastern
Screech, and Northern Saw Whet) should not be posted to protect the
owls. Open-
country owls such as Short-eared and Snowy, as well as rare owls such as
Great Gray,
Northern Hawk Owl, and Boreal, may be reported as to specific site
location.The complete posting rules can be found here:
https://www.ctbirding.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CTBirdsPostingRules.pdf
Roy Harvey
Cheshire, CTOn Sunday, October 31, 2021, 10:11:29 AM EDT, Nichols Photography <
manichols1993@gmail.com> wrote:I didn’t think we were supposed to post snowy owl sightings on the list
serv.CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing
birders together statewide. Please support COA:
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Thank you Jesse ! Claudia longmore Wethersfield
-------- Original message --------From: Jesse LeBlanc cptnhalfbeard@gmail.com Date: 10/31/21 1:10 PM (GMT-05:00) To: Melani Lust melanilust@gmail.com Cc: Ct Birds ctbirds@lists.ctbirding.org Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Snowy Owl Stratford/Milford I totally understand and respect the fact this is coming from a place of caring, but I don’t agree with banning those reports. Gatekeeping is a good way to kill a hobby, and I think ruining things for the majority because of a minority who are being a problem is not the way to go.I think the community could do more to show these people who are harassing birds that this won’t be tolerated. If you see someone doing something like that, and they won’t listen when asked to stop, go stand in front of them and block all their shots. Annoy them until they leave or stop, and let them know what they are doing is wrong. There are peaceful ways to intervene, and if people sit back and allow these behaviors to occur they are just as much to blame.Sent from my iPhone> On Oct 31, 2021, at 12:48 PM, Melani Lust melanilust@gmail.com wrote:> > I am in agreement with Monica.> > Warm wishes,> > Melani> > "Photos that look how your memories feel."> > > www.melanilustphotography.com> > melanilust@gmail.com> > 203.247.6983> > https://www.instagram.com/melanilustphotography/> https://www.facebook.com/MelaniLustPhotography/> https://www.pinterest.com/melanilust/> > > Melani has won "Best Wedding Photographer" 12 years in a row, 2010- 2021,> by readers of Fairfield County (Greenwich, Stamford, Fairfield, New Canaan,> Westport) Magazines> https://www.pinterest.com/melanilust/> > >> On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 12:32 PM Nichols Photography <>> manichols1993@gmail.com> wrote:>> >> With all due respect,>> Shouldn’t we change this? Too many issues in the past few years with>> people harassing and chasing them. I, personally don’t agree that allowing>> the snowy owls locations to be publicized for their own safety. Some fb>> groups have banned photos and locations for the above reasons. Just putting>> my 2 cents in.>> >> Respectfully,>> >> Monica Nichols>> Madison>> >> Sent from my iPhone>> >>>> On Oct 31, 2021, at 11:03 AM, Roy Harvey rmharvey@snet.net wrote:>>> >>> Posts about Snowy Owls ARE permitted. The full posting rules about>> owls:>>> >>> Exact locations of day-roosting owls (Great Horned, Barred, Barn,>> Long-eared, Eastern>>> Screech, and Northern Saw Whet) should not be posted to protect the>> owls. Open->>> country owls such as Short-eared and Snowy, as well as rare owls such as>> Great Gray,>>> Northern Hawk Owl, and Boreal, may be reported as to specific site>> location.>>> >>> The complete posting rules can be found here:>>> >> https://www.ctbirding.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/CTBirdsPostingRules.pdf>>> >>> Roy Harvey>>> Cheshire, CT>>> >>> On Sunday, October 31, 2021, 10:11:29 AM EDT, Nichols Photography <>> manichols1993@gmail.com> wrote:>>> >>> I didn’t think we were supposed to post snowy owl sightings on the list>> serv.>>> >> >> CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing>> birders together statewide. Please support COA:>> https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/>> CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For>> list rules and subscription information visit:>> https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/> > CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/> CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/
Hi All – First, thank you Roy for stating the rules that posts about Snowy Owls ARE allowed.
I would add that a very high percentage of Snowy Owls that I have observed are not accessible, either by distance or location (on top of a structure, Osprey platform, out in a marsh, etc.). An exception was a Snowy seen years ago on the dunes of Cape Cod - the bird was only 20 feet from a path through the dunes. People trying to photograph the bird surrounded it and eventually people spoke up, and everyone backed off. Because the bird was so accessible, there was an opportunity for it to be closely approached, and in that case I would hope that no one would post about the bird.
So the lesson is that just because you CAN post about a Snowy Owl doesn’t mean that you SHOULD. Any time you have concerns about the welfare of a bird, ANY bird, you should refrain from posting about it, regardless of whether the rules forbid the post. Always use your best judgement, and default to the safety of the bird.
I hope this brings this topic to a close.
Chuck Imbergamo
CT Birds Moderator
Madison
From: Jesse LeBlanc
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2021 1:09 PM
To: Melani Lust
Cc: Ct Birds
Subject: [CT Birds] Re: Snowy Owl Stratford/Milford
I totally understand and respect the fact this is coming from a place of caring, but I don’t agree with banning those reports. Gatekeeping is a good way to kill a hobby, and I think ruining things for the majority because of a minority who are being a problem is not the way to go.
I think the community could do more to show these people who are harassing birds that this won’t be tolerated. If you see someone doing something like that, and they won’t listen when asked to stop, go stand in front of them and block all their shots. Annoy them until they leave or stop, and let them know what they are doing is wrong. There are peaceful ways to intervene, and if people sit back and allow these behaviors to occur they are just as much to blame.
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 31, 2021, at 12:48 PM, Melani Lust melanilust@gmail.com wrote:
I am in agreement with Monica.
Warm wishes,
Melani
"Photos that look how your memories feel."
203.247.6983
https://www.instagram.com/melanilustphotography/
https://www.facebook.com/MelaniLustPhotography/
https://www.pinterest.com/melanilust/
Melani has won "Best Wedding Photographer" 12 years in a row, 2010- 2021,
by readers of Fairfield County (Greenwich, Stamford, Fairfield, New Canaan,
Westport) Magazines
https://www.pinterest.com/melanilust/
On Sun, Oct 31, 2021 at 12:32 PM Nichols Photography <
manichols1993@gmail.com> wrote:
With all due respect,
Shouldn’t we change this? Too many issues in the past few years with
people harassing and chasing them. I, personally don’t agree that allowing
the snowy owls locations to be publicized for their own safety. Some fb
groups have banned photos and locations for the above reasons. Just putting
my 2 cents in.
Respectfully,
Monica Nichols
Madison
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 31, 2021, at 11:03 AM, Roy Harvey rmharvey@snet.net wrote:
Posts about Snowy Owls ARE permitted. The full posting rules about
owls:
Exact locations of day-roosting owls (Great Horned, Barred, Barn,
Long-eared, Eastern
Screech, and Northern Saw Whet) should not be posted to protect the
owls. Open-
country owls such as Short-eared and Snowy, as well as rare owls such as
Great Gray,
Northern Hawk Owl, and Boreal, may be reported as to specific site
location.
The complete posting rules can be found here:
Roy Harvey
Cheshire, CT
On Sunday, October 31, 2021, 10:11:29 AM EDT, Nichols Photography <
manichols1993@gmail.com> wrote:
I didn’t think we were supposed to post snowy owl sightings on the list
serv.
CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing
birders together statewide. Please support COA:
https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/
CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For
list rules and subscription information visit:
https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/
CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/
CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/
CTBirds, a service of Connecticut Ornithological Association - Bringing birders together statewide. Please support COA: https://www.ctbirding.org/join-us/
CTBirds is for the discussion of birds and birding in Connecticut. For list rules and subscription information visit: https://www.ctbirding.org/birds-birding/ct-birds-email-list/