How to Use snowy owl in a Sentence

snowy owl

noun
  • But not before the snowy owl left some presents for the grounds crew.
    — Katie Vogel, Cincinnati.com, 11 Jan. 2018
  • And sure enough, there was this big old snowy owl sitting on top of a rooftop.
    — Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 June 2023
  • So the first rule of respectful snowy owl viewing is keep your distance.
    — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Frost and Cirrus remain in the zoo’s snowy owl habitat daily.
    — Megan Becka, cleveland, 24 Aug. 2022
  • One by one, a snowshoe hare, snowy owl, arctic fox and others take shelter under his warm tent-like coat.
    — Jan Brett, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Feb. 2023
  • The next year, Piper was benched after hurting his leg while jumping out of a pickup truck to chase a snowy owl.
    — Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Bird lovers flocked to California to see a rare snowy owl sighting in the golden state.
    — CNN, 6 Jan. 2023
  • An unusually large flock of migrating snowy owls has made its way to the Rochester area.
    — James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Bird experts have told Rausch that this is the first time in history that a snowy owl has been confirmed in the area.
    — Jennifer Hassan, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023
  • How common are snowy owl sightings in Wisconsin?
    — Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • It’s been a banner season for snowy owl sightings along the Lake Erie shoreline.
    — Peter Krouse, cleveland, 6 Jan. 2022
  • While snowy owls aren't rare in Chicago, their frequency varies widely each winter.
    — CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Tracking the snowy owl population is crucial for gauging the health of their habitat.
    — Cara Korte, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2021
  • Some animals, such as the snowy owl and eagle, are poised to receive new habitats in the coming years, per the master plan.
    — Christine Condon, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Swarms of bird fanciers have been flocking to a west Orange County neighborhood to ogle a snowy owl.
    — Louis Sahagún, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • There are also the migrants, such as the snowy owl, that come to Wisconsin from Canada.
    — Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The snowy owl was first spotted just beyond the 18th hole of one of the most expensive golf courses ever built.
    — New York Times, 9 Jan. 2020
  • The abundance, or lack thereof, of these rodent populations dictate the snowy owl's fate.
    — Cara Korte, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2021
  • Scott Diehl releases a snowy owl back into the wild north of Port Washington.
    — Crocker Stephenson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2018
  • That said, Barrett did take extra care before and after broadcasting the snowy owl’s presence.
    — Sara Harrison, Wired, 18 Feb. 2021
  • Last year, a snowy owl was spotted in New York's Central Park for the first time in more than a century.
    — CBS News, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The Woodland Park Zoo has welcomed two new additions to their snowy owl family.
    — Ally Mauch, PEOPLE.com, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Birding experts and park officials said snowy owl sightings along Lake Michigan are on the upswing for the first time in a few years.
    — Amy Lavalley, chicagotribune.com, 13 Dec. 2017
  • New England isn’t the only US destination for snowy owls in the winter.
    — Don Lyman, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Lorax is now the second snowy owl that the Wild Bird Fund has rehabilitated in the last year and a half.
    — Aaron Robertson, New York Times, 3 July 2018
  • The snowy owl was the second one the Carolina Raptor Center had treated this winter.
    — Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, 5 Feb. 2018
  • The refuge in the northeastern corner of Alaska is home to grizzly and polar bears, snowy owls, migratory birds and herds of moose and caribou.
    — Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • In February, a snowy owl was spotted in Central Park, the first time it had been spotted there in over 130 years.
    — Christina Larson, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Far from its summer breeding grounds in Canada, the snowy owl was first seen on January 3, the day a winter storm dumped eight inches of snow on the city.
    — Christina Larson, chicagotribune.com, 10 Jan. 2022
  • According to the Farmers’ Almanac, the early arrival of the snowy owl, for example, predicts a harsh winter.
    — Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 21 Sep. 2019

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