Influx of Snowy Owls Thrills and Baffles Birders - Article in the New York Times

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Picture from Missouri Department of Conservation.

There is a good article on Snowy Owls in the 1/31/14 New York Times. The title is "Influx of Snowy Owls Thrills and Baffles Birders"
http://nyti.ms/1a7Ye8h

“This year’s been bizarre,” said Dan Haas, a birder in Maryland. “The numbers have been unprecedented. Historic.”

Amazing -- thanks for the link! Makes you wonder if warming in the Arctic has given them a taste or warmer climates and some of them have decided to vacation in FL...