DURHAM, N.Y. (AP) — Shoppers in upstate New York earlier this month turned up a rare find while perusing a local antique store this month: tucked next to a cookie jar made in the shape of a chicken was a live owl resting peacefully on a shelf.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation said Friday that the incident happened on Feb. 21 in the hamlet of East Durham, about 127 miles (204 kilometers) north of Manhattan.
kAm%96 286?4J D2:5 4FDE@>6CD 2E %96 |2C<6E !=246 925 DA@EE65 “D@>6E9:?8 6IEC6>6=J =:76=:<6” @? @?6 @7 E96 D96=G6D 2?5 2=6CE65 DE@C6 DE277]k^Am
kAmt?G:C@?>6?E2= 4@?D6CG2E:@? A@=:46 @77:46CD 2CC:G65 E@ 7:?5 2 3C@H?\2?5\H9:E6 @H= A6C4965 @? 2 D96=7 H:E9 :ED 6J6D 7:C>=J D9FE]k^Am
kAm%96 56A2CE>6?E D2:5 @77:46CD 86?E=J 4C25=65 E96 D=66A:?8 @H= E@ C6>@G6 :E 7C@> E96 DE@C6[ 2?5 E96? C6=62D65 :E :?E@ 2 H@@565 2C62[ H96C6 :E 7=6H :?E@ 2 ?62C3J EC66]k^Am
kAm%96 3:C5[ 2? 62DE6C? D4C6649 @H=[ 😀 ?@4EFC?2= 2?5 EJA:42==J ?6DED 😕 EC66 42G:E:6D]k^Am
kAmxE 😀 ?@E :>>65:2E6=J 4=62C 9@H :E 8@E :?D:56 E96 DE@C6] p? 6>2:= H2D D6?E E@ E96 DE@C6VD @H?6CD @? uC:52J]k^Am
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.