Our latest arrivals

One live, two in ovo (i.e.: eggs!).

Our two northern spotted owls, Polka and Dot, are sitting on two new eggs, after just saying goodbye to their grown-up chicks from last year. We’ll find out if these eggs will produce chicks by early July. Our birds are the only spotted owls in America that have bred in captivity. Fingers (and talons) crossed!

We just received a very young barn owlet, too. This owlet was born in captivity and depends on people for food, so can't be released in the wild.

It is growing rapidly and has already changed dramatically over the last few weeks. We don’t yet know if we have a boy or girl – when his/her feathers grow in, we will send them for DNA testing. Right now the little guy/gal is in quarantine, but will be available to appear in visitor programs later this summer.

Here are some more wonderful shots from Tauna, one of our wildlife trainers.

"Who dat?"

The awkward tween stage