Welcome snow bird

Carthage Press

Date: 1/25/2012 6:14:57 PM

Birders had been flocking from all over the state to Smithville Lake in order to see this bird, where as this one happened to show up right in our own…

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A snowy owl makes the trip from the Arctic to Hawaii, where it is ...

io9

Date: 1/24/2012 8:56:13 PM

For some this is great news; the arrival of just five of the birds at Smithville Lake in Kansas City, Missouri was enough to attract thousands of…

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Bird-Watchers Revel in Unusual Spike in Snowy Owl Sightings

New York Times

Date: 1/23/2012 12:40:01 AM

When five of the birds took up residency at Smithville Lake, near Kansas City, Mo., it created an “owl jam,” Mr. Robbins said. Thousands of people have…

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Missouri Managed Turkey Hunt Application Deadline Approaching

Kansas City infoZine

Date: 1/21/2012 2:50:27 PM

For the youth hunt and hunt for people with disabilities at Smithville Lake, applications should be made by phone by calling 816-858-5718…

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Local birders report rare influx of snowy owls

Maryville Daily Forum

Date: 1/20/2012 3:29:26 PM

A snowy owl perches in a tree at Smithville Lake north of Kansas City. The owls, fleeing a food shortage in their native range across northern Canada and…

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