Many Linnaean Society of New York members were able to enjoy the very rare appearance of a Snowy Owl in Central Park’s North Meadow on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. In the Linnaean Society of New York archives, the Proceedings of the Society note an early sighting of a Snowy Owl in the park. Mr. L. S. Foster, who was the Treasurer, noted that a Snowy Owl was seen in December of 1890.