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The Second Osprey Has Fledged!

The second of the three Osprey chicks has flown for the first time today, August 1st!  Here’s an update from our partners at Audubon: After all the excitement and attention of the first Hog Island Osprey fledge on July 31st, of course a sibling wouldn’t be far behind to try it!  The very next day

What’s Denver Holt Got for You?!

On a very cold and misty Friday morning (last week, July 18th), Denver Holt of the Owl Research Institute and his research assistant ventured across the Arctic Tundra. (Denver can be seen above holding a brown lemming – keep reading!) Arriving at the Snowy Owl nest site, which we have been watching in wonder for

Your Unanswered Questions from Puffin Live Chat

After last week’s Puffin Live Cam Live Chat with Dr. Steve Kress, we had a few great questions but not enough time to answer them. Fear no more! Below, Dr. Kress took the time to circle back around and give some insight into your insightful questions! Do puffins vocalize when at sea?  Little is known about

Snowy Owl Live Chat TODAY (7/18) @Noon PT/3pm ET

Join us in two hours for our next expert Live Cam Chat today, July 18th, with Denver Holt from the Owl Research Institute on the Snowy Owl Live Cam at 3 pm ET/Noon PT. Submit your questions in the comments section on the Live Cam here, or on Twitter by using the @snowyowlcam tag. For more than 25 years, the

Snowy Owl Updates

We have a couple updates and lots of insider information from Denver at the Owl Research Institute from the past two weeks. Read below for highlights and background on this Owl family – and see them on the on the Live Cam here. (And thanks to our Cornell Lab of Ornithology moderator, Hollie_CornellLabStaff, for the screen snapshot

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