Snowy Owl (Nyctea nyctea) | Affiliated Manuscripts | Further Data

Occurrence in Amherst & Connecticut Valley, Mass.
C19

Rare and irregular winter visitor, seldom seen in Amherst but more frequent in the Hadley meadows

December - February

C20

Irregular winter visitor, usually rare but at intervals almost common, especially in November-December. Arrives late October; departs March–May. —Bagg & Eliot

October - May

C21

Winter visitor, November–April. —Mass Audubon

November - April

Habitat
prairies, fields, marshes, beaches, dunes, arctic tundra
Nest Materials
scrape in the tundra
19th-20th Century Field Notes
SNOWY OWL . White , spotted with brownish - black . Some males with almost no markings ; some females with a great many . Length , 24 inches . · Occasionally seen in Amherst , but more common in the Hadley Meadows , as a winter visitor .

—H.L. Clark, 1887

21st Century Conservation Notes

Vulnerable*