A snowy owl is observed near Beaver Island’s playground, 1987

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Event

Date: 1987-01-09
Kind: Observation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: environmentwildlifecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The February 1987 Beaver Beacon reported a snowy owl near the Beaver Boat-tique and playground on January 8–9, with some residents taking photographs.

Evidence limits

The report does not preserve a photograph, species verification, or duration of the bird’s stay.

Sources

“From the Beaver,” Beaver Beacon, February 1987.
Reports Lili Gregg seeing a snowy owl on the Beaver Boat-tique television antenna on January 9 and Phil Gregg seeing it near the playground the previous day; some residents photographed it. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, February 1987, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eighteen-page February issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the wildlife observation.
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Beaver Island Archive, “A snowy owl is observed near Beaver Island’s playground, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-snowy-owl-observation-january-1987/, accessed [date], citing “From the Beaver,” Beaver Beacon, February 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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