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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 Audubon Center for Birds of Prey
Did you know that the Irish name for Barn Owls translates to "graveyard screecher"? Spooky!
Learn more frightening facts about Barn Owls in this new story from National Audubon Society.
Barn Owls, male and female. Photo: Pamela Dimeler/Audubon Photography Awards
Number 8 is the only thing we never covered on here, so check that out, and refresh yourself on all the other great facts.
Scréachóg Reilge is the Irish name if you don't have time for all that.
They can haunt my barn any day!