Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge: Welcoming the first baby of the year

By Chantal Theijn

To The Haldimand Press

JARVIS—This year the first baby of the year at Hobbitstee caught us all by surprise. Most years it alternates between cottontails, squirrels, or baby raccoons, but this year it was a newly-hatched baby Great Horned Owl who had fallen from the nest.

The owlet was discovered sitting underneath a tree by a farmer who was bringing in her horses for the night.

Birds are unfortunately not equipped to transport their own babies and require help with this.