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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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Check out this link to a Leslie the Bird Nerd video about the Burrowing Owl. She makes tons of great videos about all kinds of birds. Your should really check out her channel if you haven't already.

The Very Strange and Unusual Burrowing Owl

More facts:

Also called the Howdy Owl, as it nods its head at passers-by as if getting then hello.

They don't normally dig their burrows. They take over old ground squirrel (woodchuck, prairie dog, etc) nests, but they will use their feet and beaks to maintain the structure.

It has a higher tolerance to carbon dioxide than other birds, allowing it to live underground with poor ventilation.

They will store extra food in their burrows.

With their long legs, they will also hunt on foot as well as from the air.

They will make rattlesnake noises in there burrows when threatened to make issues think they're at a snake den.

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[–] anon6789 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lol, thank you for this. The drummer is the only "famous" person I am aware of from my high school, so I always get a kick when the Milkmen pop up somewhere unexpected.