January 19, 2026 3:05 a.m. 

The Umpqua Valley Audubon and Roseburg Public Library invite the public to a presentation on great horned owls, by Colorado researcher Scott Rashid.

On Wednesday, January 28th at 6:00 p.m. Rashid will visit virtually on Zoom. Attendees are invited to participate in person at the library on Northeast Diamond Lake Boulevard or visit the library’s Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/roseburglibrary. A Facebook account is not required.

A city release said the great horned owl, one of the largest and most powerful owls in North America, is found in virtually every habitat on the continent. It can live in cities, mountains and even the plains, and it feeds on nearly anything, from insects to full-grown turkeys.

As with other owls, great horned owls do not construct their own nests but rather use abandoned nests of other birds, including eagles, hawks, crows and ravens.

Rashid will share images of great horned owl nesting sites in different parts of the country; videos of the owls’ courtship, egg laying, nesting, growth of their young, and the food items they bring to their nestlings. He will also show videos of owlets leaving their home for the first time and what they look like as they develop into adult owls.

Rashid is an artist, researcher, bird rehabilitator, author and nonprofit director who has been painting, illustrating, and writing about birds for more than 30 years. In 2011, he created the Colorado Avian Research and Rehabilitation Institute in Estes Park, Colorado, which is focused on rehabilitating injured birds found in and around Estes Park.

For more information on the presentation, contact the Roseburg Public Library staff at 492-7050 or email: library@roseburgor.gov.