DENVER (KDVR) — The town of Superior said Thursday that it has been working with residents to create nesting sites for large raptors, amid a decline in big trees in town.
Superior said residents built structures, and the town installed nest boxes. Red-tailed Hawks have already been using the manmade nests, while a Great Horned Owl also appears to be incubating eggs in one of them, according to the town.
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The town said large raptors such as Red-tailed Hawks and owls depend on mature trees for nesting.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, meanwhile, describes artificial nesting structures as nests that can be used to “increase wildlife reproductive success in areas where natural nest sites are unavailable or unsuitable.”…