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Screech owls suffering through harsh weather By Kristofer Karol, 2009-01-23
Continual heavy snowfall and below-freezing temperatures this winter have resulted in a rash of Eastern screech owls nearly starving to death, according to the Howell Conference & Nature Center. Screech owls typically hunt rodents, but Nature Center wildlife director Dana DeBenham said when...

No birdie, giant owl disrupts game By Vikram Jit, 2009-01-22
CHANDIMANDIR: When golfer Shiva Narain recently stepped onto the second hole tee of the jungle-ringed Shiwalik Golf Course, here, he witnessed a sight that made his jaw drop. A giant owl was making short work of a peacock. The owl made off on sighting the golfers but not before it let out a ter...

Snowy owl is rare sighting By Anne Paine, 2009-01-22
An arctic traveller has shown up in Spring Hill. A snowy owl, the first recorded in the state since 1987, has been hanging out around Highway 31 near a Cracker Barrel. Birder Melinda Welton of Williamson County, who saw it Saturday, said the rare bird likely flew in because food supplies wer...

Snowy owls find home near airport runways By Tom Meersman, 2009-01-18
With its almost-constant landings and takeoffs, you would think the Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport would not attract birds, but to a snowy owl, the runways looks like home: the tundra of northern Canada. The striking white raptors with huge yellow eyes are usually seen during in ...

Three snowy owls spotted in UK By Louise Gray, 2009-01-14
Snowy owls have been spotted in three areas of southern England - Cornwall, Alderney and Guernsey - thousands of miles from their usual feeding grounds. The birds usually live in the far north around the Arctic circle and when they do venture south it is to northern Scotland. However this wi...

Snowy owls going hungry on Prince Edward Island 2009-01-13
Driven south by a lack of food, there are about 10 times as many snowy owls as usual on Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) this year, but they are not having much luck on the Island. Wildlife officials estimate there are at least 20 snowy owls on the Island this year, compared to the usual one or ...

A real hoot for barn owl figures 2009-01-12
In China, 2008 may well have been the year of the rat, but in the fens it was the year of the barn owl. Following years of decline in Lincolnshire, the species appears to be staging an impressive comeback. Sightings of the bird of the prey were up 500 per cent in 2008 compared to the year bef...

Great Horned Owl done in by winter By Deborah McDermott, 2009-01-09
YORK, Maine - An emaciated great horned owl died Wednesday after being found under a pickup truck, pointing to the start of another winter when many owls are particularly vulnerable to the vagaries of snowstorms and lack of prey. Tom Porter, York's animal control officer, was called to a reside...

Northern hawk owl makes rare visit By Paula McCooey, 2009-01-09
OTTAWA - Bird enthusiasts have been on the lookout for a special visitor who may have flown from as far away as Canada's northern boreal forest to take in the capital's sights — and a few small rodents along the way. Photographers and nature lovers have been circling Crystal Bay Park in Nepean ...

Snowy owl finds cold comfort in Cornwall 2009-01-06
A snowy owl, which normally lives only in the coldest parts of the world, has arrived in a Cornish village – along with hundreds of birdwatchers. The beautiful white bird, usually found in China, Canada, Russia and Alaska, was spotted at Zennor, near St Ives. They have only ever been seen before ...

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