This large white owl is 20-23 inches (the size of a Great Horned Owl) and is merely a winter visitor here. Its four letter code is SNOW. It has a rounded head and yellow eyes.
Common Raven
American Coot
Pink-footed Shearwater
Cassin’s Auklet
Passenger Pigeon
At the time the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, MA the Passenger Pigeon was probably the most abundant bird in North America (Kaufman). Enormous nomadic flocks of these pigeons numbering in the millions roamed around the eastern two-thirds of the continent eating beechnuts, acorns, grains, and berries.