A couple in San Marcos, CA have a nest box with a camera that a barn owl has used twice this season. For the current clutch, one egg was laid on each of these dates: July 6, 8, 11 and 14. The chicks hatched on August 7, 8, 11 and 14. There are two chicks that are still surviving.
The link to watch this is at: http://www.ustream.tv/theowlbox
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News About The Raptor Center, College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Harley's Summer
Director of Bird Conservation Mark Martell commented that, "Harley continues to hang around the west end of Vermillion Lake. Both his evening roost sites and daily wanderings are limited to a fairly small area of the Lake. This western edge does not have as many historic eagle nests as parts of the lake further east. It may be an avoidance of conflict with territorial nesting pairs that acts as a restraint on his activity."
Monday, August 9, 2010
Harley's Summer Travels
Since July 18 Harley has restricted himself to using the west end of Vermillion Lake. His evening roost sites and almost all of his daily movements have been in this area.