Find the town of Edison on any map of Washington; it's due west of exit
236 on I5. The road through Edison enters from the East and exits to the
south. Driving south from Edison, you will meet the Sammish Island Road
in a block or two, just past the "Liquor Store". Turn right (west) on
that road and continue until you meet the Bayview-Edison Road (maybe a
mile). Go straight through that three-way intersection. About a half
mile west is a right-angle turn to the north (the "west 90" degree turn).
Stop there.
There is a small barn to the left and a large shed west of the road. Look
south from there to a fence line in the distance. Many snowies are often
on the posts of that fence and others in the area bounded by the road, the
Bayview-Edison Road and the dike. I've seen one also in the field north
and east of your location.
[From an email posted by Bob Mauritsen, Seattle, rhm@ms.washington.edu]
UPDATE 2/9/97
I thought that you might be interested to know that most
of the Snowy Owls that have hung out at the "West 90" on the
Samish Flats seemed to have moved east towards the Samish River.
Various reports lately have stated the "Samish River mouth" but
really you don't see the delta where the owls are, they favor a
field upstream a bit.
To find them: from the "T" formed by Bayview/
Edison Rd and Samish Island Rd go east towards Edison. The
road turns north in about 1/4 mile then east again. Immediately
after crossing the bridge over Samish River park on the left
side of the road, near a "Port-o-let" toilet and cross to the
south side of the road. There's a dirt area here that overlooks a
large farm field.
[From an email posted by "Jim P. Flynn" bf519@scn.org]
The Big Ditch
Big Ditch is located north of Stanwood. To get there, take I-5 north to
Exit 212 (Stanwood/Rte 532). Before you enter Stanwood, take a right turn
just before crossing the railroad. The road just before crossing the
railroad is Pioneer Hwy. It is the main route north to Conway. About 4
miles along this road, another road joins from the left (Old Pacific
Highway) Right at this intersection there is a primitive road (some big
potholes) heading out to the shoreline. It is signed on the left Big
Ditch. Drive to the end.
From an email posted by Brenda Senturia (Bbsenturia@aol.com)
[Ammended by MEYER2J@aol.com
72nd Street at Boundary Bay in B.C.
72nd Street runs north from the northwest end of Boundary Bay.
From Seattle, take Hwy 99 well past White Rock and Mud Bay to the Hwy 10
exit (also called Ladner Trunk Rd). Drive west on Hwy 10 to 72nd. Turn
left (south) and drive to the dyke at the end of the road. The Snowy Owls
should be visible from there. Check all of the fields for many other
species (SE Owl, RL Hawk, Bald and possibly Golden eagles, BB Plover,
Dunlin, Peregrine Falcon, waterfowl, Northern Shrike, etc.)
If you should miss the HWY 10 exit, don't worry. Continue on 99 to the
Hwy 17 exit and take it south toward the Tsawwassen ferry terminal.
Before driving that far, however, turn left (east) onto Hwy 10, to 72nd,
then right (south), etc.
From an email posted by "Bryan R. Gates"
(BRGATES@assessment.env.gov.bc.ca)
UPDATE 2/5/97
I accessed the area from 64th instead of 72nd - a shorter walk by half to
just get to where the Snowys were hanging out. [From an email posted by
Jon Williams jon@wport.com]
Damon Point, Ocean Shores
When you turn into Ocean Shores through the entry portal, the road you're
on goes straight to the end of the Ocean Shores peninsula. The road veers
right and passes the Silver King Motel. Very shortly thereafter, the Damon
Point Road (dirt & gravel) goes off to the left. A sign labeled "Damon
Point State Park" marks the road. On Saturday (Dec. 21st), we had to walk
south past the "hidden pond" (aka Catala Lagoon) to reach the Snowy
Owls.
An email from Scott Richardson (salix@halcyon.com)
![[Snowy face]](graphics/sm-snowy.gif)
Snowy Owl reports in Cascadia
Report sightings on the WOS Birdbox : (206) 454-2662
Send sightings to :
Dan Victor (dcv at scn dot org)
and Kelly Cassidy (
lostriver@completebbs.com )