Growing Up Quickly
During their first week of life, Snowy Owl nestlings triple in weight. Picture a soft, tiny owl about the size of an apple. It would fit...
Hatching
After incubating her eggs for about 32 days, a female Snowy Owl’s first chick is finally ready to hatch. But just one. You’ll remember...
Incubation
In late May, females begin to incubate their eggs after digging out a nest bowl on the treeless tundra. During the incubation period, the...
Project Beginnings
It was the early 90’s, Whitney Houston’s “I will always love you” was crushing Billboard records and Denver Holt was just emerging in the...
Nesting on the tundra
The Arctic tundra is an expansive and treeless landscape. As such, Snowy Owls have no choice but to make their nests on the ground, often...
It all comes down to lemmings
Once the Snowy Owl pair is formed, the rest of the nesting process may seem like a foregone conclusion – but it’s not so simple. In fact,...
Breeding Season Begins
When breeding season kicks off at our study site near Utqiagvik, AK, temperatures usually hover around freezing and the tundra is still...
The Breeding Season
The most magical time of year, the upcoming months will be an exciting blur of activity as we look to document this critically important...
OWLS: Life in the Cold
It’s been a heck of late winter in Montana! Beautiful, but cold - it’s been below zero for days at our field station with lots and lots...
Calling All Short-eared Owl Enthusiasts!
Attention Short-eared Owl Enthusiasts – we need your help! The Owl Research Institute is recruiting Montana-based volunteers for Project...
