Forest Lawn's President Joseph P. Dispenza said Gorman alerted staff at the cemetery over the weekend of her findings and intent to turn it over to environmental officials.

Dispenza said some Forest Lawn staff knew anecdotally of owl sightings on the grounds but did not make a big deal of it.

"It's not something we try to leverage," Dispenza said.

He said Forest Lawn may boast nature and wildlife on its grounds as a whole but it doesn't give away specific locations on its grounds of owls, deer, turkeys, foxes or any other wildlife.

"We're very quick to lock it down because everyone will descend upon them," Dispenza said.

He also pointed out the cemetery uses no poisons or pesticides on its grounds.

Kerr said great horned owls have roosted at Forest Lawn for years, but have been observed on and off since 2011.

In the case of these great horned owls, it appeared word was getting out over the last month or so, and more and more people were showing up.