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Bark and branches may fall victim to chain saws and clippers, but it would appear screech-owls do not.
Tuesday evening, an arborist with Asplundh Tree Expert Co. was trimming away the canopy of an old tree on West Third Street when he discovered a nest of Western screech-owls in the tree.
Because the birds are among dozens of federally protected species, the saw had to power off.
Having encountered a similar situation the week before and many times throughout his career, the arborist called the nonprofit Rocky Mountain Raptor Program.
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