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Great Horned Owls have been nesting above the entrance to the Lodge at Ventana Canyon for more than 37 years, according to one of the Lodge’s long time employees. The original pair came year after year to the ledges above the front entrance to the Club where employees, Lodge guests, and club members enjoyed watching the owlets as they peered over the edge with curiosity. After one of the original parent owls was found dead there was a gap of a number of years without nesting activity. However, owls have returned and we think it is a new generation that was raised in this location who have taken over the nesting site.

The Club, in collaboration with the Tucson Bird Alliance, has installed a nest camera inside the lobby looking through the window to the nesting ledge. This allows all of us to watch as eggs hatch and owlets grow!  

Great Horned Owls begin nesting as early as January. Rather than building their own nests, they take over those built by other species or use human-made ledges, as seen here. While males and females are difficult to distinguish, the female is typically slightly larger and is solely responsible for incubating the eggs. During this time, the male brings food to her at the nest. As the chicks grow, the female joins the male in delivering prey to the young.

This camera is generously sponsored by the Ventana Canyon Golf and Racquet Club.

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Questions? Feel free to contact nestbox@tucsonbirds.org.

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