The Brief
- Athena the owl at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center had welcomed two owlets on April 9 and April 11
- Officials reported that both had died, but they made a hopeful discovery
AUSTIN, Texas – It was initially believed that both of Athena the owl’s owlets at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center had died, but officials reported some hopeful news.
What we know:
On April 19, the wildflower center had posted that both of Athena’s owlets had not survived after they had been born on April 9 and April 11.
The first owlet died on April 17 and the second owlet was reported to have died overnight on April 18. …