If you are a birder, a fan of Harry Potter, or simply love seeing cool natural phenomena in unexpected places, then you’re going to want to pay attention. Snowy owls are flocking to the northern U.S.

A snowy owl was spotted swooping into Shirley Chisholm State Park over the holiday weekend — marking its first appearance in the Big Apple in years. The rare sighting drove hordes of curious ...

This year's snowy owl migration is marked by the bird's recent classification as a threatened species by the Committee on the ...

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A pair of snowy owls spotted along a Lake Michigan beach has drawn curious crowds and sparked happy speculation about how long the Arctic birds of prey will call Chicago home. Word of the two owls has ...

Over the weekend, hundreds of curious Chicagoans ventured to Lake Michigan beachfronts to witness a birding marvel: the early arrival of snowy owls. Two snowy owls have been spotted at Montrose Point ...

On her way home from work on a recent wintry night, Kathy Keane ran into a group of people quietly watching a pair of great horned owls perched on a tree in Lincoln Park. “I started hearing the ‘hoot, ...

The owl has created a sensation among the capital's birdwatchers. A snowy owl is causing something of a sensation in the nation's capital -- looking down with startling yellow eyes from perches not ...

Snowy owls are arriving earlier than usual this winter, marking what experts describe as an "early-season push." This contrasts with a much slower migration in 2023, according to Project SNOWstorm, a ...

With a wingspan of nearly 5 feet and piercing yellow eyes, snowy owls are magnificent. In the winter, some migrate south from their home in the Arctic, making snowy owl sightings in Michigan a ...

What brought the owl to the city of Cypress, in Orange County, remains a mystery. By Michael Levenson The forbidding frozen wilderness of the high Arctic tundra is the natural home of the snowy owl, a ...

The rare sighting drove hordes of curious photographers, birders and wildlife enthusiasts — hoping for a glimpse of the majestic yellow-eyed bird — to the Fountain Avenue side of the Brooklyn nature ...