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Tiny Owl Found In Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree

Jon Brown
Tiny Owl Found In Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
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A tiny Northern saw-whet owl, the smallest species of owl in the northeastern United States, is in animal rehab after being discovered hiding in the Christmas tree that was installed Saturday in Rockefeller Center in New York City.

The owl, which has since been named “Rockefeller,” was found inside the 75-foot Norway spruce tree after it had been cut down and hauled more than 170 miles from Oneonta, New York, to Midtown Manhattan.

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