FORTEAN FOLLOW-UPS
Jan 04, 2021
4 minutes
UNEXPECTED FINDS IN CHRISTMAS TREES [FT389:10]
Each year in New York City, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is erected at Rockefeller Plaza. This year’s tree was found to harbour an unexpected stowaway – a very small owl. The tree was cut down in November at Oneonta, New York State, and the owl – later determined to be a Saw-whet owl – discovered while the tree was being transported to Manhattan. The Saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus) is one the smallest species of owl in North America, typically 17-22cm (6.7-8.7in) tall with a 42-56.3cm (16.5-22.2in) wingspan.
The owl, dubbed ‘Rockefeller’ or ‘Rocky’, is now recovering at the Ravensbeard Wildlife Center in Saugerties, New York, which reported:
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