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US experiences largest influx of snowy owls in decades (video)

Feb. 04, 2014 – 2:11 – Huge number of birds fly south from the Arctic

Winter on Cape Cod is a solitary time. The beaches are empty and the summer tourists a memory, but this year visitors from the far north are drawing quite a crowd.

Snowy owls have flown down from the arctic tundra, spotted as far south as Florida and many more are being seen in the Northeast. Experts say it’s the largest migration of snowy owls to the United States in decades….

Read the full article and view a two-minute video from Cape Cod, at: http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/02/04/massive-migration-snowy-owls-breaks-record/

 

See also:  Snowy Owls in Western New York, January 2014