Above: “Owl takes flight” isn’t normally news. But I’m sharing it for the nature lovers who were concerned about the fate of a recently endangered young bird. (Photo by Allan Bezanson and image from video posted to Facebook)
I have happy news to share on the Great Horned Owl rescued on Sunday night.
Southborough resident Allan Bezanson reached out with an update and photo.
As I previously posted, the young owl’s life was endangered when it got entangled in a soccer net at Trottier Middle School. You can read about the rescue details here.
After the owl was rescued, it was brought to Jess Zorge from Raptor Tales Rescue in Shrewsbury. The rescue non-profit finished disentangling the bird from the sports netting that was constricting it, treated it, and ensured the bird was in good enough health to return to the wild.
Bezanson was on the scene Tuesday evening when Zorge released the owl. He was also able to provide additional detail that he had personal knowledge of:
The launch site is within close hooting distance of the place where this young one and its two siblings have been coached in basic flying lessons by their parents. This had been going on for around a week before it was trapped.
From my prior conversation with Zorge — she believed the owl’s parents would still be looking (and listening) for it in the area. She was confident that the very vocal young bird would quickly be reunited with the parents once they heard its call.
Below is Rescue Raptor’s Facebook post, ending with the owl’s successful flight:
As I previously noted, the incident was the second in less than four years at that field. And, according to Zorge, owls return to their mating site each year. So the woods near the field appear to be the owls’ habitat.
