Claire. Thanks so much for this update. You have been instrumental in getting these young owls into caring hands.
Linda Sent from my iPhone On May 1, 2014, at 7:48 PM, Claire Hope Fox <clairehope...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Update on the baby owl: > > Victoria Campbell (Wildlife Rehabilitator) stopped by to assess the health of > the Great Horned Owl chick. Thank you for referring my message to her. She > confirmed that all was not well - the owlet was underweight and its keel bone > was sharply protruding. She has taken it into her care (along with the other > owl chick!) > > If anyone has heard of a Great Horned Owl nest in the area (near Cornell > Plantation's land in Coy Glen, or on Ecovillage/Longhouse property) please > inform Victoria. She is hoping to reunite the owlet with its family. > > I will be more cautious about posting details in the future. I assumed that > the members of this list would know what would be appropriate behavior > regarding viewing/interacting with wild birds, but I realize that not > everyone may have experience or best judgement in this matter. I appreciate > the advice. I was hoping that an expert could come and weigh in which is > fortunately exactly what happened! > > Thanks for your help, > > Claire > > > On Thursday, May 1, 2014 12:42 PM, Linda Orkin <wingmagi...@gmail.com> wrote: > This owlet sounds as though it should be rescued, not visited. I have copied > Victoria,local wildlife rehabber on this email. > > Linda > > > On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 12:38 PM, Evan Barrientos <emb...@cornell.edu> wrote: > Hi Claire, > This sounds like a really cool observation (and yes it is a Great Horned > Owl), but in the future I would advise others not to post specific locations > of potentially vulnerable birds. If this bird has been abandoned and/or isn't > doing well, it would be better to not send people there who might > accidentally disturb it or even try to keep it. > Best, > Evan > > > On Thu, May 1, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Claire Hope Fox <clairehope...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > Hello, > > My husband and I came across an enormous fledgling owl in our woods on Monday > afternoon, 4/28. To my untrained eye it looked like a Great Horned Owl, but > we have heard a Barred Owl in our woods recently. It was still partly downy > and had some adult wing feathers. It was perched on the end of a log, alert > and watching our every move. It clacked its beak loudly and puffed up its > feathers dramatically, but did not attempt to fly. I remember its bright eyes > and circular head movements. It was impressive! > > At 10:30am this morning we saw it again, a very short distance away from > where it was on Monday, perched on another fallen log. This time, however, it > was unresponsive to our presence (we were making plenty of noise). It was > fluffed up and its eyes were barely open, and it did not clack or raise its > feathers. It had been sitting there for a while, as evidenced by the > droppings beneath. I found the change in its behavior concerning. > > I am wondering if this is normal behavior for a fledgling owl? Was it merely > sleepy and cold? > > If you would like to come and see it, it is on our property at 786 Elm St > Ext. in Ithaca. To get there, go up West Hill on Elm St, continue past > Westhaven Rd and ValleyView, to where the road levels out. You will see a > black mailbox on the left w/786 just before the road dips down into Coy Glen. > Our driveway is on the right, across from the mailbox, heading into the > forest. The owl is located on the left side of the driveway towards the end > of the straight stretch, before the driveway veers right. When last seen it > was perched on a fallen log on the near side of the gorge. Walk for less than > a minute into the forest on the edge of the gorge to locate it. My husband > Mark will be home this afternoon, his # is 227-4328. If you have trouble > finding it, he might be able to help. > > Here is a link to a picture, if the attachment doesn't come through. > https://plus.google.com/u/0/117010003139097916674/posts > > Thanks! > > Claire Hope Fox > > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > > > > -- > If you permit > this evil, what is the good > of the good of your life? > > -Stanley Kunitz... > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to eBird! > -- > > -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
