The Leduc Naturalist: Will we see Snowy Owls this Christmas Bird Count?

The Leduc Naturalist: Will we see Snowy Owls this Christmas Bird Count?

It has been four years since the last local appearance of numbers of Snowy Owls. Our Leduc Christmas Bird Count (CBC) has modelled exactly this pattern since it’s inception in 2012, which is of no surprise.Arctic Lemmings provide the staple food source for the white owls, with the rodents correspondingly hitting a boom-and-bust life cycle every four years, affecting both species and causing irruptions that translate into more sightings of “Snowi…