[va-bird] Re: Northern Hawk Owl in NY?

UPDATE: RARE OWL SIGHTED IN UPSTATE NY

Root, New York-AP -- A rare owl that normally lives in places such as Russia 
and Alaska has been sighted in upstate New York.

Bird watchers and scientists are flocking to Montgomery County, 35 miles 
northwest of Albany, to get a glimpse of a northern hawk owl.

The northern hawk owl is native to the forest and tundra regions stretching 
from Norway to Russia and Alaska to eastern Canada.

Experts say birds from the far northern forests will sometimes migrate south 
in search of food during the winter.

The northern hawk owl is so named because it looks like a cross between a 
hawk and an owl. It's one of the few owl species that hunt during the 
daytime.

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