Get up close and personal with owls at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge event
(Scott Sommerdorf | Tribune file photo) A display of owls including this barn owl greets visitors during Owl Day at The Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in 2017.
Though owls are legendary in books, movies and mythology, getting a live and up-close look at these nocturnal creatures can be a challenge.
But those who participate in the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge’s annual Owl Day event Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. will get a chance to see owls up close and personal and learn about their natural history.
The Ogden Nature Center and its experts will have a live owl with them from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the James V. Hansen Wildlife Education Center, W. Forest St., Brigham City.
Other parts of the free event include dissecting owl pellets, making owl finger puppets, constructing owl masks, face painting, owl story time and movies about owls.
For details, visit www.fws.gov/refuge/bear_river_migratory_bird_refuge/.
sltrib.com is now free to access — no subscription required. We made this decision because we believe access to trustworthy, independent news shouldn’t depend on what you can afford — especially as misinformation and AI-generated content continue to rise.
Free to read doesn’t mean free to produce. Our reporters show up every day to ask hard questions and hold powerful institutions to account. That work takes resources. As a nonprofit newsroom, we rely on support from people who believe it matters. Make a donation today to fund local news that serves Utah communities.
You can help us bring more local news to more communities today.
Tom Wharton has written high school sports and the outdoors for more than four decades. Though he retired in 2016 from his full-time position after working more than 45 years at The Tribune, the University of Utah graduate continues to write about prep sports, Utah history and the outdoors part-time.