A Barn Owl nest was discovered when the tarp covering the haystack was removed. The owlets were brought to the Pendleton center. There were 9 owlet’s (one was just coming out of its shell) and an egg.  Like other raptors, Barn Owls lay their eggs at intervals of two or three days. The six older owlets…

And the 3 younger owlets…

The owls have been transferred to the Benton City center so they can be hacked out.

Hermiston Summer Parks & Walla Walla Valley Camps

On Thursday, Hermiston Summer Parks students each visited the Pendleton center. On Friday students from Walla Walla Valley Camps visited. They met BMW’s education birds… 

Played the migration game and learned about some of the obstacles migrating birds face like windows, toxic water, power lines, wind turbines and vehicles… 

And dissected owl pellets…