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One of the six never hatched and one owlet died May 27, due combination of factors that may be partly related to the ongoing drought, officials said.—
Mark Price
june 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 June 2026 An orphaned owl at a rescue center in New York has adopted the role of a foster parent, nursing two orphaned baby owlets and giving them parental love.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
19 June 2026 Unable to find the owlet's nest near the cement stairway, rescuers brought the baby bird to Raven Ridge for care, since the animal was too young to live on its own.—
Gina Kalsi,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026 Owls are opportunistic hunters that sometimes eat insects or feed them to owlets.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for owlet