Sleepy owl found among items on a NY antique store shelf

Monday, March 02, 2026

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.

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... 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.

The agency said customers at The Market Place had spotted "something extremely lifelike" on one of the shelves and alerted store staff.

Environmental conservation police officers arrived to find a brown-and-white owl perched on a shelf with its eyes firmly shut.

The department said officers gently cradled the sleeping owl to remove it from the store, and then released it into a wooded area, where it flew into a nearby tree. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-02 11:37 AM | Reply

Well owl be

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-02 11:42 AM | Reply

@#2

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-03-02 05:02 PM | Reply

We are with owls. We have 3 massive pine trees they like to hang out in, one right next to the bedroom window. Very hooty.

#4 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2026-03-02 08:57 PM | Reply