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Owl News Articles Index - Page 7
Rescued owl gets second chance
By Joanna Dodder Nellans, 2009-05-16
PRESCOTT - A young great horned owl has a second chance at life, thanks to the persistence of Williamson Valley resident Dick Clark and the generosity of
federal power line workers.
Clark, a retired college biology professor who has studied owls extensively, had been watching the progress of a ... |
Burrowing owls find new home in Mohave County
2009-05-05
Thirty-five burrowing owls found new, temporary housing in Mohave County in
March, thanks to a coalition of partners spearheaded by Wild At Heart.
Thirty volunteers built five tents and released the owls into them for a
one-month acclimatization period to allow the birds to bond to the new lo... |
Baby owls doing OK
By Ramona Turner, 2009-05-05
SANTA CRUZ -- Five baby barn owls discovered Friday are doing just fine, a
rescuer said Monday.
"Their parents came to feed them," said Rebecca Dmytryk Titus, founder and
project manager of WildRescue, one of the organizations that made the owls'
return home possible. "We wil... |
Abandoned owls have home near Benton City
By John Trumbo, 2009-05-04
Baby barn owls are not cute or cuddly.
Their beaks are way too big and threatening. And a baby barn owl has a menacing
snake-like hiss.
But that hasn't deterred Michele Caron from caring for the abandoned babes
brought to her Benton City area home each spring.
Caron, whose day job is di... |
Owl 'foster parents' adopt displaced chicks, watch out for babies during nesting season
By Dan England, 2009-04-30
A pair of great-horned owls are among the so-called ''education birds'' that
live in the Rocky Mountain Raptor Program. For food and shelter, it's the
permanently injured birds' job to help educate students (and adults) about
raptors by making public appearances.
But starting around this ti... |
Baby owl rescued at Luna Mansion
By Clara Garcia, 2009-04-29
Los Lunas - As the Torres family continues to renovate the historic Luna Mansion, they're also doing their part in protecting the wildlife surrounding the property.
On Friday, Pete Torres discovered that a baby great horned owl had fallen from
its nest in a large cottonwood tree. The owl, which... |
Project to boost owl numbers in Carlisle area
By Pamela McGowan, 2009-04-24
A new project has been launched to help boost owl numbers in Carlisle and the surrounding area with the help of local schoolchildren.
Hilary Lange, from the World Owl Trust at Muncaster, visited Caldew School in
Dalston on Monday to talk to pupils about the plight of our owls.
Yesterday she ... |
Who's there? Great horned owl living at The Home Depot
By James L. White, 2009-04-23, 1 comment
A lot of people like to go shopping, and gardening supplies are popular this
time of year.
But at the outdoor garden center at The Home Depot in Harrison, one individual
is really having a hoot: a young great horned owl who was hatched there and now
apparently calls it home.
Garden center ... |
Owls raising young in very public places - like Whiskey Row
By Joanna Dodder Nellans, 2009-04-18, 2 comments
PRESCOTT - Great horned owls have chosen to raise their young in some very
public places in the Prescott region this year.
One of the sites probably has more people passing by than about any spot in the
region: the Whiskey Row side of the county courthouse in the heart of Prescott.
Other g... |
Boreal owl deaths a mystery to Fairbanks bird experts
By Tim Mowry, 2009-04-16
FAIRBANKS - When a boreal owl showed up at Gary Hinzman's house a few weeks
ago, he and his family were excited about the prospect of the owl nesting near
their home.
Their excitement faded a few days later when Hinzman found the little owl dead
in a barn near the house.
''What a bummer,... |
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