Thank you to all who have dedicated so many hours to watching Mama owl over the past several years. It is with great sorrow that we inform you of her passing. She was found deceased on February 10, 2009 under a palm tree at the Environment Studies Area of the campus.

Thank you for sharing this awesome experience with us and for the opportunity to bring nature to your desktop. We hope you enjoyed the antics of all the generations of her young. Because it is a great location from which to hunt we are hopeful that another owl or bird of prey will find the nest and we'll be able to continue sharing this look into the natural world with you.

With Sympathy,
Marlene Hensley-Benton

Here is last year's video.

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