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Davis County’s Great Salt Lake Bird Festival kicks off with an Owl Prowl

(Trent Nelson  |  The Salt Lake Tribune)  
Charity Owens, a park ranger at Antelope Island State Park, leads a group of birders on the Owl Prowl which is part of the Great Salt Lake Bird Festival in Davis County. Antelope Island is prime habitat for several species of owl: Great Horned, Barn, Burrowing, Long-eared and Short-eared owls.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Charity Owens, a park ranger at Antelope Island State Park, leads a group of birders on the Owl Prowl which is part of the Great Salt Lake Bird Festival in Davis County. Antelope Island is prime habitat for several species of owl: Great Horned, Barn, Burrowing, Long-eared and Short-eared owls.

A group of birdwatchers was led on the Owl Prowl on Thursday at Antelope Island State Park by Charity Owens, a park ranger at the park, and Jesse Watson, a research biologist with HawkWatch. Antelope Island is prime habitat for great horned, barn, burrowing, long-eared and short-eared owls. The Owl Prowl is part of Davis County’s Great Salt Lake Bird Festival that will continue through Sunday. See details at http://bit.ly/BirdDavisFest