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Article: OWL DEATHS CAST PALL OVER 'UNBELIEVABLY SPECIAL THING' MAJESTIC BIRDS MADE A RARE JOURNEY SOUTH, AND MANY WERE KILLED BY CARS.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- April 7, 2005
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Byline: Ron Seely Wisconsin State Journal
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CORRECTION: The word "irruption" was misspelled in a story about great gray owls on the Page 1 of the Local section in the Wisconsin State Journal Thursday. The word describes a sudden increase in the numbers of a bird or other creature.
(Correction published 4-9-05)
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Though it has been a thrill for birdwatchers, the winter visit of thousands of great gray owls to northern states including Wisconsin has been deadly for many of the birds.
Several of the large owls, which normally live in Canada's sparsely settled boreal forests, have been hit and killed by cars ...