The Snowy Owl Invasion

WRVO | By John Weeks

Published February 22, 2017 at 2:00 PM EST

In this archived broadcast from February 20, 1987, John Weeks and local ornithologist Jerry Smith discuss the invasion of snowy owls in Oswego County. The conversation details why the owls migrate to Oswego County, what the birds look like, how they live, and where one might find the birds.

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