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Date: 8/13/25 9:21 am From: Melissa Groo <melgroo...> Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Mt Pleasant Rd Great Horned Owl (possibly damaged)
Marie, write me privately if you still need help. I have the names and numbers of three people that I just got from a vet at the hospital and can send them on. Melissa Melissa Groo Wildlife and Conservation Photographer Sony Ambassador/Artisan of Imagery Fellow, International League of Conservation Photographers www.melissagroo.com Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/melissagroo/> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/melissa.groo> On Wed, Aug 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM Marie P. Read <mpr5...> wrote: > Hi everyone, > On my morning walk starting around 8:45 today, I was stunned to see a > Great Horned Owl perching out in the open on one of the fenceposts around > the enclosure at the easternmost end of Mt Pleasant Rd, Ithaca. It looks to > be a youngster, with fluffy light-colored feathers on the top of its head > and on the nape. My excitement turned to concern when I returned 1.5 hrs > later to photograph it from my car. It was still there although it had > turned around to face east, and every photo showed it had only one eye open > (yes I know this is not unusual for owls), and was looking decidedly > unhappy as the rain started. At around 10:45 it's still there. I am worried > that it is injured. > > I plan on checking up on it throughout today. But I wanted to ask here who > I could contact to try to capture it if need be. I can't do this because I > currently have one arm in a cast, but I am fine with taking it to the > Cornell Wildlife Clinic, once captured. Before anyone jumps in...this is > ONLY theoretical! It may be just fine, a naive youngster who's found itself > in an unusual situation. > > Thanks for any advice. > > Marie > > Marie Read > 452 Ringwood Road > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/452+Ringwood+Road+%0D%0AFreeville+NY+13068+USA?entry=gmail&source=g> > Freeville NY > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/452+Ringwood+Road+%0D%0AFreeville+NY+13068+USA?entry=gmail&source=g> > 13068 USA > <https://www.google.com/maps/search/452+Ringwood+Road+%0D%0AFreeville+NY+13068+USA?entry=gmail&source=g> > > http://www.marieread.com > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME.htm> > Rules and Information > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES.htm> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > Archives: > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/<cayugabirds-l...>/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > ABA <https://www.aba.org/birding-news/> > Please submit your observations to eBird > <http://ebird.org/content/ebird/>! > -- > -- (copy & paste any URL below, then modify any text "_DOT_" to a period ".") Cayugabirds-L List Info: NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsWELCOME_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsRULES_DOT_htm NortheastBirding_DOT_com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave_DOT_htm ARCHIVES: 1) mail-archive_DOT_com/cayugabirds-l@cornell_DOT_edu/maillist_DOT_html 2) surfbirds_DOT_com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) aba_DOT_org/birding-news/ Please submit your observations to eBird: ebird_DOT_org/content/ebird/ --

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