Great Horned Owl nest / BCLP-Jeffco

[Dave Cameron]

Another birder we met on the trail today was kind enough to point out a Great Horned nest right along the trail in Bear Creek Lake Park today.  The female is sitting the nest, and the male was napping on the next branch up in a Cottonwood.  Another hiker pointed out a Great Horned sitting alongside the trail further downstream shortly thereafter.  We weren't sure if this was a third owl, or the male from the nesting pair.

 

The nest is in the NW corner of the park, along the trail that parallels the creek, and is immediately south of the entrance station.

 

Dave Cameron

Denver