Baby screech owl reunited with its mother
Published: August 28, 2007
BARRINGTON - Barrington residents recently helped save a screech owl that had somehow positioned itself in the most un-owl-like of places. On Sunday, June 10, residents spotted a peculiar object in the middle of Dana Road: a baby screech owl, which had fallen out of its nest.
According to Christopher Zingg, one of the first residents to notice the creature, the owl appeared okay, but would not budge from its spot.
In the ensuing rescue effort, the residents made calls to local wildlife authorities and placed sawhorses around the owl to protect it from oncoming cars. According to Mr. Zingg, a Crossways resident, they eventually enlisted the help of Barrington Land Conservation Trust members Helen Tjader and Charlotte Sornborger, who suggested the residents contact the local Audubon Society.
Two members of the Audubon Society, Dr. and Mrs. Fletcher, responded to Dana Road and checked the owl’s health. They determined that, while unhurt, the animal was too young to fly, and placed it back in the nest, where it was later rejoined by its mother, Mr. Zingg reported.
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