Small owl found in Rockefeller Christmas tree

Small owl found in Rockefeller Christmas tree

Hannah Smrcka, Editor

A tiny northern saw-whet owl was found in the Rockefeller Christmas Tree after three days of no food or water and an 170 mile trip. The owl, appropriately named Rockefeller, is now recovering at a wildlife rehabilitation facility. The tree was cut down in upstate New York and hauled to NYC for the annual Rockefeller Tree that beautifully ascends to the skies of Midtown Manhattan.

The Ravensbeard Wildlife Center said the bird was rescued after the 75-foot Norway spruce was cut down in Oneonta, New York. A team of wildlife rehabilitators are now giving the owl fluids and “all the mice he will eat.” Rockefeller will be released back into the wild once given the OK by the veterinarian.