An Owlet Overture at Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center

AMBOY – The Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center will present a public program on owls and owlets. An Owlet Overture will be held on August 31 at 6:30 p.m., with a rain date of September 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Summer’s end and early autumn mark the last phase of parental activity for breeding owls. Courtship, egg laying, incubation, brooding, hunting and feeding of the nestlings have occupied the adults from late winter until now.

After fledging the nest, a critical period of learning to hunt and capture prey begins for owlets, as they follow and chase their parents throughout the nesting territory, begging loudly.

Following a slide presentation on owl nesting habits, enjoy a walk through the woodland with naturalist Pat Carney.

Participants may hear the hissing-screeching of begging owlets.

There is a $4 fee per person with a family rate of $12.

Children under the age of 3 are free.

The Amboy 4-H Environmental Education Center is located at 748 State Route 183 in Amboy, between routes 69 and 13 near Williamstown in eastern Oswego County.

For more information about this and other programs, please call Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County 963-7286, ext. 400.

Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities, and provides equal program and employment opportunities.

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