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.   At night in the late fall and early winter it is common to hear Great-horned Owls (Bubo virginianus) calling in the woods on Grouse Mountain. These forest dwelling owls are one of the earliest-of-the-year breeding avian species. They will mate early and often by February the chicks are hatching. Their call has a distinctive pattern sounding like "who's-awake-me-too" - in hoots of course! The

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scattered across the mountaintop, offering an array of guest favourites: bison sliders in the Rusty Rail BBQ, the Canadian Chocolate Bar station and the Caesar Drink Station at the Grizzly Bear Lookout. Guests were entertained by the Lumberjack Shows, the Birds in Motion Demonstrations, and special one-on-one visits with our owls. Amazing musical entertainment added to the vibe. The evening wrapped up

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The Summer of Owls Meet Tyto at the Peak of Vancouver this summer Grouse Mountain has gone to the owls this summer! With the arrival of some new feathered friends to the Peak of Vancouver, you are invited to get up close and personal with our resident owls - Tyto, Toba and Mortimer. Join us as we unveil our brand new Theatre in the Sky presentation Tyto's Triumph featuring Tyto, our resident barn

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New Dusk Owl & Bat Eco-Walks Join us this Sept. 21 or 22 for a special sunset Eco-Walk Join one of our top eco-guides for a unique sunset Eco-Walk on Friday September 21 and Saturday September 22 at 7pm. These special edition Eco-Walks will allow you to learn about and search for the creatures of the night - bats, owls and other nocturnal wildlife that are otherwise hard to spot. Listen for

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full bellies, your gang will have no problem filling your pre-lunch hours on the mountain! Learn how owls get to be so wise at an Owl Interpretive Session. The mountain’s wildlife team will walk you through a day in the life of an owl and answer your questions during a 30-minute presentation. Next, you’re off to The Hive to see what all the buzz is about—it’s just as sweet as it sounds. Learn how

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Introducing Tyto the Barn Owl - Our Wildlife Ambassador Last month we adopted Tyto, a male Barn Owl (Tyto alba), as our new Wildlife Ambassador.  Tyto was born at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy (who run our Birds in Motion demonstrations) and comes to help educate our visitors and school children on owls and birds of prey.Barn Owls inhabit old trees and man-made roosts (such as barns) in the

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Summer Favourites Return May Long Weekend Launch of Summer Season at the Peak of Vancouver Summer season has returned to Grouse Mountain! Beginning Saturday you can enjoy summer favourites like our World Famous Lumberjack Show, the awe-inspiring Birds in Motion Demonstration, Owl Interpretive Talks, Bear Ranger Talks, Eco-walks, Heli-Tours and much more. Returning this summer is our newest

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A Blizzard has Arrived on the Mountain! Before Christmas last year, we had a new arrival on the mountain - a male Snowy Owl originally from Edmonton. Over the holidays we held a naming competition and the final choice from guests and fans was 'Blizzard' - an apt name for a white bundle of feathers on our snowy mountaintop!Blizzard is our newest Wildlife Ambassador and, in addition to our Barn

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connection. Our Pollinators Garden, participation the North American Hummingbird Banding Program and support of the Northern Spotted Owl captive breeding program are just a handful of examples. The Pollinators Garden was started at Grouse Mountain as a natural extension of our Bee Hive Program. Both educational and beautiful, the garden showcases regional varietals that are important in supplying a source

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the Bears, daily Ranger Talks, daily Owl Talks, our Birds in Motion Demonstrations, guided mountain-top Eco Walks and much more! It would be a great weekend to get up and see Grinder and Coola in their new ... digs! Happy Long Weekend!

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