Snowy Owl Invasion!: Tracking an Unusual Migration

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THE INVASION On a cold windy day in November 2013 wildlife biologist David Brinker trudged across Assateague Island in Maryland He was searching for saw whet owls as part of a project to study their migration travels north and south But what he found instead surprised him On one sand dune peeking through winter dried plants sat a big white bird a snowy owl Snowy owls often rest on the ground and are naturally colored to blend in