Hello Birders, I have received a number of inquiries about the Cannington Eastern Screech-Owl. On Friday evening Jack Owen noticed the owl taking off for his nightly hunt. A few minutes later he heard a commotion outside on the street. A woman walking her dog was trying to hold her dog back from attacking the owl that was lying on the road. Wanda Owen went out to care for the owl while Jack went to find a cage. The owl spent Friday and Saturday night in the Owen's shower stall while we had a few false starts at trying to find out what to do. On Sunday we drove the owl down to the Toronto Wildlife Centre to have him evaluated. At the Toronto Wildlife Centre after examination they determined the owl did not have any broken bones. The only problem was the owl would not eat. The owl is now at the Owl Foundation in Vineland and if he/she is able to be released again we are told that the Foundation prefers to release owls within a mile of the place where they were caught. So we may yet see the owl back on the tree in Cannington.
Ray Lush Cannington _______________________________________________ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list [email protected] For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
