Found a baby owl tonight

mdvaden · 12th October 2007, 11:52 PM

Found a small owl on my trailer fender tonight.

Might take it to a wildlife center tomorrow, but I also learned from reading tonight, that baby owls are able to climb trees back to their nesting spot.

The question is, can we find which of our trees - if it is our tree - that it came from so we can put it on the trunk.

Sure is a soft little creature, like a small puffball.

Sharp claws, but it didn't hurt when it perched on my finger. Was nervous, but definitely liked having the back of its head rubbed like our birds. It would close its eyes and relax. It's covered in one of our smallest parrot travel cages for the night.

treestyle · 13th October 2007, 01:10 AM

that's good to see!

i'm on the quest here to find a native owl. it's common name is "the powerful owl". supposed to be a HUGE owl but real ellusive. has a massive home range. one day i might be lucky enough to find one.

a_lopa · 13th October 2007, 01:37 AM

Nice one Mario,there bice birds...

Ekka · 13th October 2007, 02:34 AM

How cute's that?

Nice Mario, kids loved it.

Hope you find the tree for bubs

JayD · 13th October 2007, 02:37 AM

Hi Mario,
Nice find, Here in Australia you need a licence to have an Owl and you must only get them from licenced dealer's not from the wild,still I wouldn't mind the bloke your got he looks great, the closest I've came is while I was dismatling a pine it was a Tawny frog mouthed owl, The staunch little bugger wouldn't budge I had to give him/her a couple of gentle prods to get him to fly to another tree.

All The Best
JayD

treefeller · 13th October 2007, 03:44 AM

Cool pic their, have you decided what your gonna do with it

mdvaden · 13th October 2007, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by treefeller

Cool pic their, have you decided what your gonna do with it

Probably take him to this wild animal refuge...

Wildlife Images - Home

It's about 45 to 60 minutes away, close to Grants Pass, the small city to our north.

I tried looking for eyes reflecting the flashlight last night in case others were up there out of a nest. And I looked with binoculars this morning, but couldn't find any hollows, nor any nests in mistletoe which is supposed to be another nesting area.

The refuge opens at 9am, which is less than 10 minutes from now as I type. So I should get a call back soon, from last nights message on their machine.

Roller · 13th October 2007, 09:53 AM

Nice find, sure hope he survives!

mdvaden · 13th October 2007, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Roller

Nice find, sure hope he survives!

Seemed to be doing fine this morning, and when we delivered him to Wildlife Images: the place I posted the link for.

They said that it is an adult western screech owl. And that they are known to get so focused on what they are doing sometimes like hunting, that they smack into stuff.

We took a tour and looked at the bears, cougars, badgers, eagles, falcons, owls, wolves, bobcats, foxes, etc., while we were there.

Ekka · 13th October 2007, 03:00 PM

Well, aren't you the lucky man, free guided tour and got a new pet. Good on you, small adult owls.

Tim Craig · 14th October 2007, 01:41 AM

That is one cute wee owl, its head is all out of proportion to its body! Massive eyes! Suppose it needs them to see in the dark.

Great photo vader.

rangitata · 15th October 2007, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by treestyle

that's good to see!

i'm on the quest here to find a native owl. it's common name is "the powerful owl". supposed to be a HUGE owl but real ellusive. has a massive home range. one day i might be lucky enough to find one.

Treestyle,

Have you had a look up in the Jollys Lookout area, there is resident pair that are often seen in that area. Also the bush area along Cedar Creek, Samsonvale.

Mike

bigshea13 · 19th January 2008, 07:12 PM

my friends father is a logger and he brought home two juvies that hefound after timco took out their tree. they fed them raw meat and let em fly around the garage. they got scared one day and flew to the top of a large popalar. they stayed there for two days before i got up there...wrapped em in a pillow cover and brought em down. the DEC found out and they had to give em up. 6 months later they had a large owl that hung around the yard. im not sure but it may have been one of the young ones that were taken away.

newguy18 · 19th January 2008, 08:40 PM

so mario how big is the owl now?

polly · 19th January 2008, 11:10 PM

I know galahs and larger parrots find their mate for life in the first two years , I wonder if it's the same for all large birds and owls and how long they stay with their parents for.

that's funny that they concentrate so hard on something they sometimes smack into things ( I've met someone who used to do that walking down the street )

Polly

mdvaden · 20th January 2008, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by newguy18

so mario how big is the owl now?

Not sure - I'd expect that it's fine.

They don't really call people back. They just care for them and take them back out for release.

Odds are, that it was released within a mile of where we live and found it. That tends to be their policy.

There is another animal care place that just opened in our valley lately - even closer.

I'm not sure if it's for wild animals, or for horses and lambs, etc..

TreeDimensional · 20th January 2008, 09:06 AM

Mario, I bet it was a hoot touring the shelter

, are they private or publicly funded? I bet you felt all warm and fuzzy helping the little owl out. I have never had the opportunity to visit a wildlife rehab center, but I believe its one way us two-leggers can give something back to mother nature. I have been to the SPCA, and always have a feeling of dread, not being able to give ALL the critters a new home.

Polly, I here you about the distracted female shopper, the only thing worse is a tunnel-visioned woman at a clearance sale. My Mom was a city girl, and you know what they say about them, "you can take the girl out of the city, but you CAN'T take the city out of the girl".

13th October 2007, 01:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
treestyle Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Brisbane Posts: 128	Re: Found a baby owl tonight that's good to see! i'm on the quest here to find a native owl. it's common name is "the powerful owl". supposed to be a HUGE owl but real ellusive. has a massive home range. one day i might be lucky enough to find one.

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JayD Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 886	Re: Found a baby owl tonight Hi Mario, Nice find, Here in Australia you need a licence to have an Owl and you must only get them from licenced dealer's not from the wild,still I wouldn't mind the bloke your got he looks great, the closest I've came is while I was dismatling a pine it was a Tawny frog mouthed owl, The staunch little bugger wouldn't budge I had to give him/her a couple of gentle prods to get him to fly to another tree. All The Best JayD __________________ Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory

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Ekka Eric Frei Administrator - Brisbane L5 (Dip) Hort Cert III Arb + some Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 6,869	Re: Found a baby owl tonight Well, aren't you the lucky man, free guided tour and got a new pet. Good on you, small adult owls. __________________ Remember to use the "search" function, if you have answers/questions post them so everyone can benefit. Free Tree and Green Industry Link Directory Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping Brisbane Tree Care, Consultations and Arborist Reports Forum Sponsors

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Tim Craig Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 94	Re: Found a baby owl tonight That is one cute wee owl, its head is all out of proportion to its body! Massive eyes! Suppose it needs them to see in the dark. Great photo vader.

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bigshea13 Mature tree Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: hiding Posts: 386	Re: Found a baby owl tonight my friends father is a logger and he brought home two juvies that hefound after timco took out their tree. they fed them raw meat and let em fly around the garage. they got scared one day and flew to the top of a large popalar. they stayed there for two days before i got up there...wrapped em in a pillow cover and brought em down. the DEC found out and they had to give em up. 6 months later they had a large owl that hung around the yard. im not sure but it may have been one of the young ones that were taken away.

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polly former member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Adelaide Hills Posts: 74	Re: Found a baby owl tonight I know galahs and larger parrots find their mate for life in the first two years , I wonder if it's the same for all large birds and owls and how long they stay with their parents for. that's funny that they concentrate so hard on something they sometimes smack into things ( I've met someone who used to do that walking down the street ) Polly

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TreeDimensional Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 385	Re: Found a baby owl tonight Mario, I bet it was a hoot touring the shelter, are they private or publicly funded? I bet you felt all warm and fuzzy helping the little owl out. I have never had the opportunity to visit a wildlife rehab center, but I believe its one way us two-leggers can give something back to mother nature. I have been to the SPCA, and always have a feeling of dread, not being able to give ALL the critters a new home. Polly, I here you about the distracted female shopper, the only thing worse is a tunnel-visioned woman at a clearance sale. My Mom was a city girl, and you know what they say about them, "you can take the girl out of the city, but you CAN'T take the city out of the girl".