Coverage dated December 29, 2022

Real snowbird in Southern California? Snowy owl to be exact

Headline from WHEC Rochester

Snowbirds are a common sight in Southern California in wintertime — except when they’re actually a bird. A snowy owl to be exact. Crowds of bird-watchers have been showing up in an Orange County neighborhood to gawk at a snowy owl, a species normally found around the Arctic tundra, Canada and severa…

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Real snowbird in Southern California? Snowy owl to be exact (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Snowbirds are a common sight in Southern California in wintertime — except when they’re actually a bird. A snowy owl to be exact. Crowds of bird-watchers have been showing up in an Orange County neighborhood to gawk at a snowy owl, a species normally found around the Arctic tundra, Canada and severa…

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    APTOPIX Snowy Owl Southern California (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A snowy owl perches on the top of a chimney of a home in Cypress, Calif., on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 27, 2022, as bird watchers and photographers gather on the

  3. KESQ Palm Springs

    Snowy owl found in Southern California suburb (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    CYPRESS, Calif. (AP) — Snowbirds are pretty common around Southern California during winter — except when they’re actually a bird. That’s why crowds of bird watchers have been showing up in an Orange County neighborhood to gawk at a snowy owl, a species normally found around the North Pole, Canada a…

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    Snowy Owl Perches on Home in Southern California, Delighting Residents (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Snowbirds are a common sight in Southern California in wintertime — except when they’re actually a bird. A snowy owl to be exact. Crowds of bird-watchers have been showing up regularly in an Orange County neighborhood to gawk at a snowy owl, a species normally found around the Arctic, Canada and sev…

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Snowy Owl Southern California (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A snowy owl stretches out its wing as it perches on the top of a chimney of a home in Cypress, Calif., on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 27, 2022. Crowds of

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