Sunday I went to check on my favorite pair of great horned owls. I was able to easily locate one of the two. It was clearly pretty worn out after a night of carousing and hunting, barely opening its eyes to acknowledge my presence. I looked and looked and could not find its mate. I don’t know for a fact but am thinking it was possibly in the nest cavity, already sitting on eggs. In years past when they started incubating, the female was a good ways down in there and not always visible. After last year’s disastrous results (the previous female passed away), I am hopeful for better results this year.
