Last night I heard a Boreal Owl calling—the first of the season around our place.
Every year, when I hear the first owl call I wonder if one will nest close by. Several years ago a female nested in an old birch snag behind our house. We’d see her poking her head out of a round hole in the dead tree—an opening made by a woodpecker.
One day–sometime after the trees leafed out—I heard a crash on our deck and went out to investigate. Here’s what I found.
A just-fledged Boreal Owl snug up against the house.
It stayed there for at least 30 minutes. I didn’t know if it was hurt so I gently touched it with a stick and it moved. Horray!!
Finally, after several more minutes, it flapped it wings and landed on the railing.
A few minutes later, it flew off.
So yeah, every year when I hear the first owl I wonder if we’ll have new neighbors for a little while in the Spring. I hope so!!
Do you have any animals making their homes by your house? Or, have you in the past?
Northwriter 