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snowy owl
noun
: a large ground-nesting diurnal arctic owl (Bubo scandiacus) that enters the chiefly northern parts of the U.S. in winter and has plumage that is sometimes nearly pure white but usually with brownish spots or bars
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More:There's been an increase in snowy owl sightings in Wisconsin in December
Candy Evans likened birding to a treasure hunt.
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Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
In these events, snowy owls can be seen much farther south than usual, throughout the lower 48 states.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, The Washington Post wrote that owls have become a popular pick for ring bearers in Britain, credited in part to the popularity of the Harry Potter franchise, which features a snowy owl that delivers mail.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
Visitors to the hall gawk at the many specimens—a trumpeter swan, eagles, snowy owls—donated by John Edson, the naturalist who collected and mounted the birds around the turn of the 20th century.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
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Cleo Krejci, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
In these events, snowy owls can be seen much farther south than usual, throughout the lower 48 states.
—Tom Howarth, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Earlier this year, The Washington Post wrote that owls have become a popular pick for ring bearers in Britain, credited in part to the popularity of the Harry Potter franchise, which features a snowy owl that delivers mail.
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2024
Visitors to the hall gawk at the many specimens—a trumpeter swan, eagles, snowy owls—donated by John Edson, the naturalist who collected and mounted the birds around the turn of the 20th century.
—Rudy Molinek, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
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“Snowy owl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowy%20owl. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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