Long Eared Owls show up in Downtown Chicago

January 24, 2008 on 1:57 pm | In Ecosystem |

Chicago area bird watchers are seeing a rare sight this winter.  The ordinarily reclusive Long Eared Owl seems to be showing up more and more in common places such as a park in downtown Chicago. When you consider what the primary food source is for owls is, this might not be such a good thing. One of the Owl’s favorite treats is a nice delicious rat. The abundance of these reclusive owls might mean an abundance of rats!

Bird watchers in Chicago getting rare treat this winter

Long Eared Owl

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  1. We live in the Bridgeport neighborhood and today we discovered a dead long-eared owl in the neighbors front yard next door. This is the second sighting between me and my brother.

    Comment by Michelle Perez — May 6, 2008 #

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