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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.
For more detailed help, see the OwlPages Rescue page.
From Friends of Whitefish Point
This week was an exciting one for the banders and included the first Boreal Owl capture of the fall season!
They have a brief article about their banding project with some more photos of owls and their banding station if you are interested.
Boreal Owls don't migrate per se, but as the weather gets colder, they will follow prey moving south to avoid the cold and snow.
"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a owl by its ability to write an epic novel, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."