Snowy Owl
| Bubo scandiacus | Order: Strigiformes | Family: Strigidae (Owls) |
Bubo scandiacus
Order: Strigiformes
Family: Strigidae (Owls)
The owl that inspired Harry Potter’s Hedwig is an arctic nester. When food is plentiful, most Snowy Owls remain in the Arctic through winter, but many head south when either food is depleted or when large numbers of young Snowy Owls were produced that year, increasing competition.
Laura's Published Works
Radio Programs
- Our Changing World 2024
- Superb Owl Sunday 2024
- Flamingo Road, Part I 2023
- Birds in Art, Part I: A little history 2022
- It's All Good 2022
- Superb Owl Sunday, 2021 2021
- Superstitions about Owls, Part 2 2020
- The Heartbreak of Rehabbing Birds 2020
- Birding in the Tiniest State 2019
- Laura's Best Bird EVER! Eye Contact with a Snowy Owl 2019
- Tips for Birding the Sax-Zim Bog 2019
- Superb Owl Sunday 2019 2019
- Superb Owl Sundays with Russ: A Little History 2019
- Spring Update 2018
- A Trip to the Bog 2018
- Of Lifer Owls and Extraordinary Sporting Wins 2018
- Owls 2018
- Mokka the Alakef Snowy Owl 2017
- Superb Owl Sunday 2017
- Feeding Gulls vs. Feeding Owls 2016
- Snowy Owls Part 2 2015
- Snowy Owls Part I 2015
- Gifts from Birds and Other Internet Stories 2015
- Why I'm not a bird guide 2015
- Nature: Cataloging the particular 2014
- Banding Owls 2014
- Birding by Amtrak 2014
- Snowy Owls and Airports 2013
- Boreal Owl Update 2013
- Superb Owl Sunday 2013
- Snowy Owls in the Big Apple 2012
- Snowy Owl 2012
- Wildlife in Social Media 2011
- Owl Controversy Part II 2011
- The Big Year: Second Viewing 2011
- Nicholas Kristof Editorial: The Value of Wilderness 2011
- Mystical Connections, Part III 2011
- Groundhog Day 2009
- Airplane-Bird Collisions 2009
- Snowy Owls 2008
- Willow Ptarmigan 2008
- Harry Potter 2007
- Duluth Audubon Field Trip! 2007
- Smith's Longspurs 2006
- Christmas Bird Count 2005 2005
- Harry Potter 2005
- Poems by Mary Oliver and David B. Johnson 2005
- Questions Not Answered in Books 2005
- Owl Behavior 2005
- Conservation: Chimneys and Plastic Rings 2004
- Conserve Energy 2004
- Spring Is Coming! 2004
- Mona Rutgers dealing with West Nile Virus. 2002
- Awkward Season 2002
- Common Pests 2002
- Varied Thrush 2001
- First Harry Potter movie 2001
- Rarities 2001
- Christmas Bird Count 2000
- Snowy Owls 2000
- Feathers 1999
- Provincial Birds 1999
- Mysterious October 1998
- The Brownie Connection, Redux 1998
- Great Gray Owl 1997
- The Brownie Connection 1996
- Feathers for Humans 1995
- Adopt an Owl 1995
- Baseball Bird List 1995
- Owls 1995
- Snowy Owl (Placeholder) 1993
- How the Raven Saved Christmas 1992
- Ptarmigans 1991
- Imelda 1991
- Great Gray Owl (Original) 1991
- How the Raven Saved Christmas (Original) 1989
- Winter Bird Contest 1989
- Birds People Seldom Think of Singing 1989
- Great Horned Owl 1989
- Contest results, part 2 1989
- Owl Calls 1989
- Trumpeter Swan Lead Poisoning 1989
- Snowy Owls 1989
- Great Gray Owl 1989
- Owls: Minnesota Nongame Wildlife Program 1988
- Owls 1987
- Disney's Crows 1987
- 100th For the Birds Program: Boreal Owl 1987
- Low winter feeder activity 1987
- Christmas Bird Count 1986 1986
- Christmas Bird Count 1986