Whooooo-dat? Ijams is home to owls and owl-ologists alike

StayPuff provided the owl pellets!

Thank you to all who came to our Owl-ology 101 class at Ijams last Sunday. We learned all about the five owl species that call East Tennessee home plus one that occasionally comes in winter, enjoyed some owl-licious snacks made by staff and guests and dissected owl pellets provided by StayPuff our adopted barred owl. And yes, some mouse skulls were found!

Barred owls are the most common species found at Ijams, generally in the wetland down slope from the Visitor Center. Their preferred habitat is woods near water. 

Young naturalists have been coming here to learn about the natural world since the 1920s.