Alta Vista owls

[Ryan Shackleton]

Walking the dog Thursday night I stumbled onto a nest of barred owls in my neighbor's tree. Haven't seen the adults yet but they're definitely in the area, the youngsters have been out on the branches quite a bit. Neighbor said the owls have been there for several months, it's a multi-trunk tree with a big hollow in the middle. 

Interesting part is he said he remembered climbing up into that hollow when he was a kid(lifelong resident), and he doesn't remember ever having owls in the tree. 

We have barred and great horneds in town all the time, a nest right down the block is neat to see.

Ryan Shackleton

Alta Vista, IA

Chickasaw County