Coxsackie Owls

Our girl’s trip this year included a visit to my sister’s Hudson, N.Y. home, but since the young girls require a pool, we stayed at a hotel in Coxsackie. As we left the restaurant on our first night, I glimpsed a painted owl. And when we drove across the street to the urgent care clinic to get my oldest granddaughter’s stitches removed (ice skating fall), we saw another one.

When I mentioned the owls to the receptionist at the clinic, she told us they were all around town and suggested that we drive down to the river to find more. So the next morning, we did, and we passed many more owls on the way there. There was a sign at the river park that explained why “in Coxsackie they do owls” – Coxsackie means Place of Owls.

We also found some more owls and a brochure that listed all 39 of them. My youngest granddaughter was excited to check out all the owls we “got.” Here are some of the ones we saw:

The two book ones were my favorites. Owl Moon was in front of the library, and Archimedes was featured on the brochure, so we made a special point of seeking him out. And speaking of the brochure…