Dear Marty and Others, I had a very similar experience about 25 years ago. I encountered a juvenile SAW WHET standing in the middle of a long gravelly driveway where the hawk barn used to be right across the road from the old Lab building about 10 p.m. one night. I waited and watched the bird through my headlights for a bit, enjoying the great view but a bit concerned about the bird. I couldn't get around it easily, so I got out of my car to move it. As I bent down to gently shoosh the bird away, it flew off into the woods, giving me quite a start. It was the best look I've ever had of this species and quite a thrill to get so close.
Annette -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: February 08, 2010 10:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re:[cayugabirds-l] Saw-whet Owl It is very possible that it had been "hit" or tumbled by a car. I've seen at least 2 instances of birds being hit and sort of stunned by cars, both involving larger birds (Am. Crow and Ring-billed Gull) where the birds were stunned, but were able to recover after a short while. This can happen with window strikes as well, where a bird is stunned but will fly off after a few minutes. I'd say the Owl was very lucky that you stopped and startled it enough to get it to fly off the road.... Bill Baker --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html 3) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
