Sylvan Heights Waterfowl Park recently welcomed four new additions to the flock.  The pair of Eurasian Eagle Owls residing at the park hatched four chicks in late March. Sylvan Heights staff members are hand-rearing three of the chicks, one of which will become part of the educational presentations that Sylvan Heights offers both on and off-site. 

Staff members feed the owl chicks six to seven times per day and carefully monitor the growth of each chick. The parent owls are rearing the fourth chick in their nest on park grounds.  The three-week old chick has been spotted by several visitors to the park.

Eurasian Eagle owls are the largest owl species in the world.  Their native range spans the entire Eurasian continent, from Spain and Portugal to Russia and China.  Although widespread, Eurasian Eagle Owls are considered rare or threatened in many parts of Europe.