tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31152402763161538282024-03-13T15:09:13.264-07:00 The Jollyville Screech Owl HouseWatching Olivia, Alton and their babiesThe Jollyville Screech Owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02406427585134288698noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3115240276316153828.post-64693293869667089952018-08-04T17:37:00.001-07:002019-10-02T15:55:23.027-07:00Welcome To Jollyville<head>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Jollyville</span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> is the home of <b>Olivia</b> and <b>Alton</b>,
a pair of Eastern Screech Owls who raise their babies in a nest box with
cameras. They don't seem to mind, and we all enjoy watching!</span></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Olivia lives in the nest box most of the year and raises her babies there.
She leaves the box when the last owlet fledges. She and Alton
continue to care for the owlets and the family spends the summer
together. During this time, Olivia and Alton teach the babies to fly and
to hunt for themselves.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">At the end of the summer, the new
owlets move on to find their own territories. Olivia returns home to her
box and lives her life until it is time to lay eggs again and raise owlets in
the spring.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Alton doesn't like to stay in the
box and so we don't see him in the fall. He will start to come by
sometime in January or February. He courts Olivia and then provides food
for the family while Olivia is sitting on eggs and caring for babies. He has
occasionally been chased into the box by harassing blue jays, but doesn't like
staying there.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The owlets arrive in the spring.
After eggs are laid there are 28 - 32 days until the hatch begins. The
owlets grow up fast and fledge in another 28 - 30 days.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: large;">See the directory at the top right for additional information and videos available for
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