Owlet Story from the Newspaper
Thru the various efforts of Brenda Miller, Division of Wildlife Volunteers, DMEA Lineman and CO. Division of Wildlife, a Great Horned owlet was reunited with its family in a large spruce tree in downtown Montrose recently.
A pair of Great Horned Owls have been rearing three owlets right over the heads of our citizens as they go about their routines on one of our busier streets. Somehow, one of the youngsters came to the ground the other evening, unable to fly yet.
That’s when Brenda Miller of Roubideau Rim Wildlife Rescue and CO. Div. of Wildlife Volunteers got involved with several hurried phone calls, coordinating with Troy Hall of DMEA a plan came together. On a cold, dreary morning lineman Cameron Atwood and Wade Wilson with their boom truck hoisted Brenda and the covered owlet up over 20 feet into the tree where the still fuzzy bird was placed back with its siblings and parents. With this great cooperative spirit, maybe this raptor of the night will get its chance at survival on our western slope.
Great Horned owls sleep during the day, hidden away in trees where the daytime birds will not bother them. They hunt at night, primarily mice and rats. When feeding young, they will also be out in the early morning and evening hours, also hunting large bugs. They are protected by the Migratory Bird act. They are very numerous in the Uncompahgre River valley, therefore, not considered threatened or endangered.
A pair of Great Horned Owls have been rearing three owlets right over the heads of our citizens as they go about their routines on one of our busier streets. Somehow, one of the youngsters came to the ground the other evening, unable to fly yet.
That’s when Brenda Miller of Roubideau Rim Wildlife Rescue and CO. Div. of Wildlife Volunteers got involved with several hurried phone calls, coordinating with Troy Hall of DMEA a plan came together. On a cold, dreary morning lineman Cameron Atwood and Wade Wilson with their boom truck hoisted Brenda and the covered owlet up over 20 feet into the tree where the still fuzzy bird was placed back with its siblings and parents. With this great cooperative spirit, maybe this raptor of the night will get its chance at survival on our western slope.
Great Horned owls sleep during the day, hidden away in trees where the daytime birds will not bother them. They hunt at night, primarily mice and rats. When feeding young, they will also be out in the early morning and evening hours, also hunting large bugs. They are protected by the Migratory Bird act. They are very numerous in the Uncompahgre River valley, therefore, not considered threatened or endangered.