/tags/snowy-owl Snowy Owl en-US Copyright Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:40:45 GMT /2014-01-03/snowy-owls-head-south-in-biggest-numbers-in-50-years Birders in the Northeast are enjoying a rare spectacle this winter: sightings of the snowy owl. The rare birds are flying south in search of food. Fri, 03 Jan 2014 18:40:45 GMT /2014-01-03/snowy-owls-head-south-in-biggest-numbers-in-50-years /environment/2013-12-23/birders-on-the-lookout-for-snowy-owls-other-species-during-christmas-count Nearly 600 North Carolinians are expected to get out into the woods and fields during the Audubon Society's Christmas Bird Count. Volunteer bird watchers… Mon, 23 Dec 2013 21:31:56 GMT /environment/2013-12-23/birders-on-the-lookout-for-snowy-owls-other-species-during-christmas-count Rebecca Martinez