Owl Program for Kids at Barnard Nature Center

This popular program introduces children and youth to the fascinating world of owls.

By using sterilized owl pellets, students reconstruct the owl's prey by piecing together the bones and studying the skulls. Pellets consist of the hair and bones that owls regurgitate following a meal. They contain valuable clues to what the owl was eating, and the habitat in which the owl was hunting.

The program also teaches children about where owls live, how they see so well at night and how to tell if there are owls living nearby. Students will be fascinated by our museum grade specimen of the great horned owl, Bubo Virginianus.

Fees are $4.00 per student. For more information, contact the Edgewood Ranger Station at (203) 946-8028.