Things seen in the Bird Division #2 (or: A Parliament of Taxidermied Owls)

To give an idea of how much more abundant Boreal Owls were during the late winter of 2012-2013 than normal, below is a chart (created through eBird.org), showing a comparison of the frequency of reports from throughout North America over the five winters from 2010-2014. The massive spike in frequency that can be seen in the increase in sightings during late January and early February, 2013.