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At our stay at Sheep Mountain Lodge, our hosts informed us that they had a Boreal Owl nest nearby. We of course went to see it that evening; and we began the next day by checking it again, and then proceeded to a nearby campground where there was a Great Gray Owl nest. On the way we also saw a Northern Hawk Owl. All three of these owls in a span of a few hours! I never thought that would be repeated after Duluth.
The Great Gray Owl nest was on this witch's broom on a spruce.
The young had been out of the nest for four days.
This Great Gray Owl lived up to its reputation of being pretty unconcerned about nearby humans.