Great Horned Owl

(Bubo virginianus)

Mr. Wilson was injured as a nestling and became imprinted during rehabilitation. He was unable to be released back to the wild. Sydney and Victoria arrived in 2009.

• Owls are nocturnal (active at night), and use their exceptional eyesight and hearing to hunt rodents. They are very important in helping to control rodent populations. Even though she can’t see you, she can hear you, and her head will follow you when you walk by.
• In the wild, great horned owls feed on a variety of small mammals.
• Great horned owls are found throughout much of North and South America . They have noiseless flight and powerful talons to sneak up on and capture their prey.