The numbers reveal that the snowy owl population in particular boomed and that many other birds showed up in more northerly latitudes than usual. (sciencemag.org)
This research indicated that since monitoring began spotted owl populations declined 55 - 77 percent in Washington, 31 - 68 percent in Oregon and 32 - 55 percent in California. (sciencedaily.com)
Prairies are probably just a normal wintering ground for some of the Arctic snowy owl population, the researchers say. (sciencenews.org)