Oct. 27, 2018
Davidson Co. TN
A gentleman contacted me with report of a white owl seen this past Sunday,
along the mountain bike trail at Bells Bend Park. He wondered if it could
be a snowy owl, so I was excited to hear his report. He said it was a large
all-white owl, and he was sure it was an owl. On close approach it flew
from a perch in a tree as he and his daughter rode under - large, all white
underneath. I informed him that the tree part eliminated snowy owl,
unfortunately, that a snowy owl would be on the ground, and that what he
saw was most likely a BARN OWL, and that there was known barn owl or owls
resident in the Bend. Still a good sighting, I assured him, and thanked him
for the report. This might be a good year for a snowy owl to show up in TN.
Richard Connors
Nashville
