tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post9202771897758871146..comments2024-03-13T19:28:05.813-04:00Comments on Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: Snowy Owl report for Ohio (with regular updates)Jim McCormachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-85339270432489860022015-02-17T20:49:08.271-05:002015-02-17T20:49:08.271-05:00February 17, 2015. Just saw my first snowy owl. Am...February 17, 2015. Just saw my first snowy owl. Amazing. Sitting atop a telephone pole for all to see. 4:35 pm Thompson Ohio geauga county. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-68156970372458302162014-02-17T20:46:12.541-05:002014-02-17T20:46:12.541-05:00Hi Anonymous - excellent report! Could you email m...Hi Anonymous - excellent report! Could you email me specific directions to that Madison County owl? I would love to try and get some photos. My email is jimmccormac35@gmail.com<br /><br />Thanks!Jim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-63015178412861999902014-02-17T16:52:15.330-05:002014-02-17T16:52:15.330-05:00I live in S.W Madison county and have seen 1 male ...I live in S.W Madison county and have seen 1 male snowy owl each day on my way to and from work, for about 3 weeks now. Beautiful animal!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-55762758767806074092013-12-11T08:40:20.432-05:002013-12-11T08:40:20.432-05:00Hi Corey,
It was gratifying to see the outpouring...Hi Corey,<br /><br />It was gratifying to see the outpouring of birder response/action. We effected change, and fast. There is a big lesson to be learned from that. Birders, collectively, represent perhaps the biggest yet still largely disorganized political advocacy group for environmental issues. Maybe that's starting to change a bit...<br /><br />Don't sell yourself short. You represented the issue very well on TV, and not everyone would be such a good advocate. The Port Authority is probably more apt to be swayed by lots of New Yorkers protesting the shooting of JFK owls than they would be by birders in Ohio, Iowa or such far-flung places. Although everyone's input on this certainly helped, your work and that of others in NYC led the team.<br /><br />Bottom line: owls win.<br />Jim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-28623583828871331582013-12-11T06:30:40.703-05:002013-12-11T06:30:40.703-05:00Jim, thanks for the recognition but my interview w...Jim, thanks for the recognition but my interview was only a tiny part of what got the Port Authority to change their mind. Thousands signed a petition that was started by the American Bird Conservancy, so many calls were made to Governor Cuomo's office that people were having a hard time getting through at all, the American Birding Association's Jeff Gordon was helping direct reporters to birders, New York City Audubon and New York State Audubon were rallying members and working feverishly behind the scenes to get the issue resolved, and the New York Birders Facebook page and state listserv were humming with ideas, encouragement, outrage, and activism.<br /><br />It was pretty amazing that it took about twelve hours from when birders heard about the shootings to when the Port Authority changed their policy - birders can be a political force!coreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14647003656628845746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-36471825131837395302013-12-11T03:06:20.598-05:002013-12-11T03:06:20.598-05:00They are magnificent creatures. I've only seen...They are magnificent creatures. I've only seen one once in my life--I was living in Illinois at the time. He flew right over my head--a mere 20 feet from me. Stunning. I will never forget that moment.<br />Glad to see they changed their tactics in NYSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com