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Logan Airport officials try to reduce layover for snowy owls

Snowy owls have been turning up more regularly at Logan Airport, where the terrain resembles their Arctic habitat. Snowy owls have been turning up more regularly at Logan Airport, where the terrain resembles their Arctic habitat. (Massachusetts Port Authority/ Rudy Chiarello)
By Brian Ballou
Globe Staff / February 2, 2009

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Logan Airport is a perfect home away from home for the snowy owl. Even before the airport was built, the owls rested their white and brown-speckled feathers here, drawn by the flat terrain blanketed by snow, reminiscent of their native Arctic tundra habitat, and a plentiful supply of rodents. (Full article: 766 words)

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