It has been a bit of a hiatus, but we have installed new batteries and are back to monitoring the boxes. This Spring, we got help from the Village of Glencoe. A big THANK YOU to the Village for helping us maintain the houses! We completed our Spring "check in" for owls. Nothing right now. Our owl resident from last year has moved on. Houses were filled with lots of sticks and leaves, most likely done by squirrels. We were hoping a new owl would take up residency for mating purposes, which begins in February. Some Owl mating facts: Mating occurs February through March. Eggs are laid in April. The female will lay eggs at two-day intervals. Average clutch size is four. 26 days to incubate. 31 days for babies to fledge. Have a single brood but will renest if clutch doesn't take. I ...
It has been a bit of a hiatus, but we have installed new batteries and are back to monitoring the boxes. This Spring, we got help from the Village of Glencoe. A big THANK YOU to the Village for helping us maintain the houses! We completed our Spring "check in" for owls. Nothing right now. Our owl resident from last year has moved on. Houses were filled with lots of sticks and leaves, most likely done by squirrels. We were hoping a new owl would take up residency for mating purposes, which begins in February. Some Owl mating facts: Mating occurs February through March. Eggs are laid in April. The female will lay eggs at two-day intervals. Average clutch size is four. 26 days to incubate. 31 days for babies to fledge. Have a single brood but will renest if clutch doesn't take. I ...