Hungry owls have been making their way south to Minnesota in search of food, in turn leading to an increase in a number being struck by drivers.The University of Minnesota's Raptor Center said this ...

They’ve come from all over the country, and even overseas, because of a phenomenon known as an irruption. Owls that live in the boreal forest in Canada, hundreds of miles away — great grays ...

THIS WEEK, YES, WE'RE GOING TO TALK OWLS, AS AN IRRUPTION IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA HAS THOSE LITTLE BUGGERS COMING OUT IF DROVES. ACTUALLY I THINK IT'S COOL THAT THEY'RE HERE. >> IT'S SUPER EXCITING.

Boreal owls were in such abundance that eBird began hiding some data of their sightings in the state to shield them.

The University of Minnesota's Raptor Center said this week the state is experiencing its largest "irruption" — defined as an "unusually large flow of non-migratory birds, often owls — in 20 years.