For owls that are superb.
US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now
International Wildlife Rescues: RescueShelter.com
Australia Rescue Help: WIRES
Germany-Austria-Switzerland-Italy Wild Bird Rescue: wildvogelhilfe.org
If you find an injured owl:
Note your exact location so the owl can be released back where it came from. Contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitation specialist to get correct advice and immediate assistance.
Minimize stress for the owl. If you can catch it, toss a towel or sweater over it and get it in a cardboard box or pet carrier. It should have room to be comfortable but not so much it can panic and injure itself. If you can’t catch it, keep people and animals away until help can come.
Do not give food or water! If you feed them the wrong thing or give them water improperly, you can accidentally kill them. It can also cause problems if they require anesthesia once help arrives, complicating procedures and costing valuable time.
If it is a baby owl, and it looks safe and uninjured, leave it be. Time on the ground is part of their growing up. They can fly to some extent and climb trees. If animals or people are nearby, put it up on a branch so it’s safe. If it’s injured, follow the above advice.
For more detailed help, see the OwlPages Rescue page.
From Friends of Roberts Bird Sanctuary
Fabulous video by Jeanette Mayo of Bluejays and a Brown Thrasher scolding a Great Horned Owl in Roberts Bird Sanctuary, July 2024.
An example of mobbing behavior, an uncommon act of different species working together. While the songbirds pose little danger, they can annoy dangerous birds of prey to move on to get some peace and quiet.
It makes me curious what understanding they have that they're pretty safe from the owl (or hawk, eagle, etc) since any injury can be detrimental to the raptor. It's much safer to just move along than to risk a fight.
We take for granted the medical things we have likely all around us, bandaids, antibiotic ointment, up to defibrillators in most businesses nowadays, but the animals are in a warzone every day not able to do a thing about even the smallest scratch. That makes even the littlest guy with a beak or claws someone you don't want to mess with if you can help it.
An excellent point.
But then, check the guns out on this bad boy…