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US Wild Animal Rescue Database: Animal Help Now

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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.

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From Harold Wilion

Poor Grayson.

It's kind of sad to watch the cutest little Screech Owl, Grayson, sitting in his hole trilling away, looking for a mate. He lives in the same area as Betty, a red morph, who's already hooked up with another red morph, that we're not sure, but may be Whitey, who she was hooked up with last year.

Screech owls supposedly mate for life. Until recently, when the only red we would see was Betty, I was hoping she would hook up with Grayson as I would have loved to see how the combo of red and gray would end up, but I guess that just ain't gonna happen.

And now you know what high school was like for me, just sitting in a tree outside the school, trilling away, just trying to find a mate

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[–] homesweethomeMrL 2 points 5 days ago

I understand, it's a fine needle to thread but I appreciate those kinds of stories too. If anyone can lend a voice it's worth it.