RARE Snowy Owl Returns to Ocracoke – North Carolina

Add Snowy Owl to an incredible list of rare birds that have appeared in North Carolina in past year or so. Other unusual birds from the north that have appeared in the state include Pine Siskins, Red Crossbills and Evening Grosbeaks. An inhabitant of the Northwest, a Varied Thrush showed up at a bird feeder in Wake County. The Outer Banks have had several rarities recently including a Rufous Hummingbird in Southern Shores, an Ash-throated Flycatcher and a MacGillivray's Warbler, both in Duck and a Black-throated Gray Warbler on Roanoke Island.