27 March 2025
This week Dana Nesiti is having a good time observing Schenley Park’s nice horned owl household. Yesterday was distinctive when he discovered and photographed all 4 relations and confirmed the well-being of each kids. See the entire story in Dana’s Fb submit right here.
Dana’s picture accommodates:
- Prime left: Historic perspective: Mom and two kids greater than a month in the past approx 23 Feb.
- Prime proper: Mom owl and Muppet on the identical department on 26 March.
- Backside left: Father owl perched excessive above Sibling on 26 March.
- Backside proper: Sibling on 26 March.
Who’s Schenley Park’s nice horned owl household?
We don’t know a lot in regards to the mother and father besides {that a} pair of nice horned owls has nested yr after yr in varied areas in or close to the park. In late March 2016 an owlet was rescued in Schenley after it fluttered to the bottom from the close by Anderson Bridge.
This yr’s two owlets are celebrities, simple to inform aside as a result of they’ve totally different markings and even totally different personalities.
Muppet a.ok.a. “Muppet the Marauder” is the whiter of the 2 kids. She fell 100′ from the nest on 27 February and was rescued and brought to Tamarack Wildlife Heart the place she acquired her nickname. Tamarack returned her to Schenley Park on 11 March the place she branched for a few days and shortly started making quick flights from department to department and tree to tree. Tamarack says she has the persona of an avid explorer. At this level Muppet has been flying for about two weeks.
Sibling, whose intercourse is unknown, stayed within the nest till 24 March and was seen making quick flights the subsequent day. Sibling is cautious in comparison with Muppet. Dana captured him/her making a flying leap.
True to her persona Muppet flew a lot earlier than I anticipated. Sibling extra is in step with my flight-date predictions.
If you wish to discover the owls in Schenley Park I recommend you search for the photographers or pay attention for blue jays. Each are good indications that an owl is close by. 😉
