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 <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> >> Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> >> Subscribe, Configuration and >> Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> >> *Archives:* >> The Mail >> Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> >> Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> >> BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> >> *Please submit your observations to eBird >> <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* >> -- >> > > -- > *Cayugabirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html> > *Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>!* > -- > -- If you permit this evil, what is the good of the good of your life? -Stanley Kunitz... -- 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/ --
