A family of barn owls has become the latest celebrity attraction on Manhattan’s Upper West Side after nesting in a water tower atop a building near Central Park. An expert says it is the first documented instance of barn owls nesting in Manhattan in modern history.
If you’ve never been blessed to see an owl in person, they are amazing creatures. I had one land on a telephone pole on my street once, and it had a wingspan (educated guess here) of at least six feet. Little guy was HUGE.
I realized in that moment where the mothman sightings originate. I imagine most people don’t realize just how big owls are and misidentify them for lack of familiarity.