As the organization explained in their Instagram post, the Great Horned Owl was found covered in muck by Rio Alto Water ...

I doubt anyone has anticipated the arrival of a raptor—and certainly not a whole family of baby ... spotted owl in the Pacific Northwest. Their only known predator is the great-horned owl.

The great horned owl is the most common owl of the Americas, easily recognizable because of the feather tufts on its head. These “plumicorns” resemble horns or, to some, catlike ears.