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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.
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Makes me think Owls are dinosaurs!
Wow, impressively far.
I assume this is accidental, but I enjoy thinking there is a plan here.
Do you have a references for the different areas for the different species of owls? I did some googling, and found a few maps (the barn owl has quite the range), but I imagine you might have a very comprehensive resource at your fingertips.
You are correct. Owls, like all birds, are offshoots of the therapod dinosaurs. The owls had enough with the pesky dinos and thus nuked them from orbit.
Not quite sure about the owls on planes, but the owls on ships is pretty easy to explain. Wherever people are, there's stored food, and therefor rodents. Where there's rodents, there be owls. Which is why we get owls even in mega cites today with no trees. The food is around, they just need to be a bit more creative with shelter.
There are about 250 species of owl around today. That's a busy map to have them all, but your closest and easiest to navigate option overall is probably going to be Owls of the World. It's got them all listed, so you just click one and get a map and a good amount of data. Other sources that are useful if you have a specific bird in mind are:
eBird
AllAboutBirds
Audobon
Good old Wikipedia has most info and maps also.
All sources seem to all steal data from each other and likely the original source for at least 3/4 of what you'll find anywhere is from one of the Cornell Lab bird sites like eBird and AllAboutBirds. Cornell Labs has a tooooon of bird related info and tools.
It's like wingspan in real life.
Owlful resources each and everyone. The range map on ebird is perfect! Thank you.
Hah, it is!
Yes, even though the data is similar, the presentation is all different between those sites, so I thought you'd find one you liked best.