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Family of rare barn owls take up residence in Manhattan

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

NEW YORK -- Manhattan's Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: a family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park.

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  1. Bangor Daily News

    A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan’s Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated (opens Bangor Daily News)

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    Bangor Daily News's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan’s Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park. This is the first documented instance of barn owls nesting in Manhattan in modern history, according to one expert,…

  2. Anchorage Daily News

    A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan’s Upper West Side. New Yorkers are captivated. (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    New York is at the northern fringe of the barn owl’s range and the barn owl population has declined “at an alarming rate” over time.

  3. Fortune

    Who’s there? A rare family of barn owls takes over a water tower in Manhattan’s Upper West Side (opens Fortune)

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    Residents mistook the owls’ nighttime screeches for cries of distress. Now crowds gather to catch a glimpse of the rare birds.

  4. HuffPost

    Rare Family Of Barn Owls Living On Manhattan’s Upper West Side Captivates New Yorkers (opens HuffPost)

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    HuffPost's feed description

    According to one expert, this is the first documented instance of barn owls nesting in Manhattan in modern history.

  5. Phl17

    Rare family of barn owls moves into Manhattan water tower. New Yorkers are captivated (opens Phl17)

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    Photographers and casual onlookers have gathered on the street on a nightly basis to spot the owls.

  6. ABC 7 Chicago

    A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Manhattan's Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park.

  7. PBS NewsHour

    A rare family of barn owls moved into Manhattan's Upper West Side, captivating New Yorkers (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    This is the first documented instance of barn owls nesting in Manhattan in modern history, according to one expert, and the owls have attracted nightly crowds of people in the street eager to get a glimpse of the elusive birds.

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Family of rare barn owls take up residence in Manhattan (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    NEW YORK -- Manhattan's Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: a family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park.

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