On Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 9:36 PM Devin Pitts via groups.io <devin.a.pitts=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> It's been quite the winter for Long-eared Owls in Codington County, having
> stumbled upon 6 of them myself from November up until now with 3 currently
> living at Pelican Lake State Park. I've had suspicions that they have been
> nesting in the park for a while now as I've seen these owls in the park
> periodically since 2023 but today I finally found their nest this evening
> after finishing up checking on a Great Horned Owl nest within the same
> park(two owlets currently in that nest, maybe a week old). I couldn't get
> any confirmation if any of the owlets have hatched yet, but given how
> active and vocal the Long-eared Owls have been at the park the past two
> weeks I imagine the eggs must have just been laid very recently. Excited to
> watch the little ones grow!
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