Snowy Owl: Snowy owls soar south from Arctic in rare mass migration

From coast to coast across the northern United States, a striking number of snowy owls have been swooping onto shorelines and flying over fields this winter, delighting bird-watchers and stirring speculation about the cause of the spike.McCrae led the birders east along Bentpath Line toward Inwood and after a half-hour drive spotted a snowy owl on top of a hydro pole right beside the road. Rob Rodger and others snapped off some sunlit photos. McCrae announced prophetically, "I hate toFrom

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