Word: owl
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Jeff Dunn '77 called the owl "obnoxious", complaining about lack of sleep and calling for its quick removal...
...amateur ornithologist, this is the "barred owl (strix varia), because it is barred across the stomach," Richard Webster '77 said yesterday...
This kind of owl is common to the eastern United States in backwoods, swampy areas, but sometimes hangs out in cities and towns during the winter, because of its conspicious bulk against a bare tree...
Slow-moving in relation to other birds, the owl, aided by special features, flies very silently, snatching mice or rats by stealth. Bluejays and crows, members of the same family, attack owls to keep them from their nest, feeling threatened by the owl's presence...
...Most owls roost together in groups of ten or fifteen, but this particular owl is apparently a loner