While snowy white storms have merely dusted Chicago this winter, that hasn’t kept the sky clear of Snowy Owls. The majestic birds caused a mama mia stir when they made Montrose Harbor a new pit stop in Illinois. Typically, Snowys stay to the north, but the a lack of food up there has sent them farther south…

I always thought bird watchers came from old money and had British accents. I imagined them wearing knickers, fine wool caps, and viewing birds though solid gold opera glasses.  They would say, “lovely,” a lot.  Perhaps, another bird watcher profile could be a boy scout.  A lonely, nerdy boy scout with zero friends, a compass, and a ratty bag of…