tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post1237224201904550295..comments2024-03-26T10:41:16.229-06:00Comments on Birding Is Fun!: Winter IrruptionsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11333731452974780237noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-3721738976681550402013-02-19T14:58:12.888-07:002013-02-19T14:58:12.888-07:00I was interested to see your comment that the Snow...I was interested to see your comment that the Snowy Owl irruption of winter 2011-2012 was due to a crash in the lemming population. Early in that winter, eBird suggested that the arctic researchers thought there were in fact plenty of lemmings, but that let to a population explosion of Snowy Owls resulting in too much competition during the winter, which, in turn, forced the younger owls south. Here is that link:<br /><br />http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/got-snowies<br /><br />I'd be interested to know if subsequent research has found data consistent with the population explosion hypothesis, or the lemming crash hypothesis!Merlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01983017447041306718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5068198388134099737.post-11713455102746463782013-02-14T03:57:25.868-07:002013-02-14T03:57:25.868-07:00a delightful post; very interesting and wonderful ...a delightful post; very interesting and wonderful photographs - thanks for sharing...Carole M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13261384312136535762noreply@blogger.com