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From Buffalo Audubon Society

Let's get ready to rumb-owl! 🦉👑🏈🥇

With just about two weeks to go until the Super Bowl AND the return of our Superb Owl Saturday event (Super Bowl, Superb Owl — See what we did there? Owl puns abound), we're going to have a bit of fun...

For the next two weeks, these eight owls will face off for the title of Superb Owl (as you might imagine, a coveted title in the avian world), and we need your help choosing our winner! Starting this Saturday, come back here to vote for your favorites in each of the seven knock-out rounds.

And of course, for a hoot of owl-related fun, join us for Superb Owl Saturday and Owl Prowl on Feb. 7! (Register at the link below)

May the most Superb Owl win! See you this Saturday for our first face-off 🦉

I guess someone was upset Screech Owl didn't win and made a new tournament where it's in there twice! 😄

I'll allow this unauthorized imitation of our real owl tournament this time, BAS, but don't press your luck!

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[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

I think this is just the owls of New York. Someone asked why Screech was there twice, but no Barn Owl, and they said NY doesn't regularly get Barn Owls.

If you included the Barnie, this would be the list of the owls we have next door here in Pennsylvania, so that checks out.