We are at the last pairing for the 2025 Owl of the Year!
Time has come for us to choose our last finalist.
Screech Owl has taken down last year’s winner, Saw Whet. Snowy put the black and blue on the Black and White Owl after its huge surge in popularity this season.
Both of these owls are always immensely popular, but never have they met here in the OotY arena. Many of you have been dreading this match, but these are the challenges we must face!
After today, we’ll take a day off. You can second guess all your votes, and I will have a chance to prepare us a proper finale for our 2 top owls.
So take time. Appreciate the angelic white and soft, warm plumage of the Snowy. Observe the supremacy of the tree bark camo that makes the Screech invisible in the forest. You have the great yeti of the owls, and also one that shows even small owls are mighty, stealthy, and the stuff that gives c/taneggs nightmares.
For the penultimate time, cast your upvote for your choice below!
The fish owl people have finally got one into the finals! Blakistons and Tawny made valiant efforts, but Buffy has made it past the juggernaut that is the White Faced Owl.
The race started off closely, but Buffy fans eventually rallied and built up momentum and held onto it through the final hours.
Buffy’s still got one more hurdle though, the winner of today’s matchup between 2 other beloved owls. Neither Snowy nor Screech is going to lay back and let the fish owl win.