In the past couple months I have visited the owl, yes just one, a MILLION times. I think that I might be out of luck with seeing the babies this year because it seems that they are not living in the nest they usually stay in. Over the winter the cold had made a bigger hole in the hollow tree and they must have decided it wasn't suitable for their babies and so they laid their eggs elsewhere. I do believe that they are close by though because every time I stop by the dad is still around. And by the look of his owl pellets (which is not owl poop just regurgitation of the bones they swallow) he has been eating a lot more than usual, which I assume would be for the babies. Around this time last year was when I saw the babies for the first time, which is why I am there almost everyday looking for them :) So I am hoping that once they are ready to come out, after all this rain, that they will move back to the area they were in before since there is a lot of space for them to learn to fly and hunt. Two nights ago, right when it was getting dark, I stopped by as well and was able to see the dad up and active, flying around. I was able to get a video of him hooting but it is not that great so I will work on getting a better quality one. Sorry this news isn't too exciting but I thought I would update for anybody that was interested!
Thanks for reading and hopefully I will be able to post in the next few weeks something about the babies!!
