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/ --
