The Snowy Owl is back
Snowy Owl (Bubo Scandiacus) on Fire Island
Photo courtesy of Marty Van Lith
The Snowy Owl is back! We are fortunate to have our northern visitor back in the Fire Island National Seashore Wilderness area for another winter. It has been reported that food (especially Lemmings their favorite food) for these beautiful birds is scarce in northern areas and there have been many sightings of them this year below the Arctic Circle. A recent news article noted that five Snowy Owls were captured and taken to safety from Logan airport in Boston where they had been at risk. Airports are often taken for tundra which is their native habitat.
They are not nocturnal owls and so can often be seen during the day on the beach and in the dune area. They became famous recently because Harry Potter's Owl, Hedwig, is a Snowy Owl.
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To preserve and conserve the rural, cultural and historical character of the hamlet of Brookhaven and surrounding areas in Suffolk County, New York. This includes undeveloped real estate to be kept in its natural state as a sanctuary, open space or natural garden and improved and developed land to be used for the maintenance and care of such properties as well as for possible display and exhibit of appropriate collections.
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