4 Barn Owl at Thurgoona, NSW
Identification history
| Tyto alba | 20 Jul 2021 | Alburyconservationcompany | ||
| Tyto alba | 20 Jul 2021 | ChrisAllen |
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Found this poor bugger stuck in a trolley on Ettamogah road. I tipped the trolley over and it flew off very sluggish. Not sure if it wasn't healthy or just weighed down from the rain
7 comments
Alburyconservationcompany
wrote:
20 Jul 2021
Great rescue @ChrisAllen, hope it ended well. Talk about taking the term 'urban wildlife' to another level :)
WingsToWander
wrote:
21 Jul 2021
We’re seeing a lot of evidence at the moment of poisoning in birds of prey with the mouse plague. It is unusual for birds to be in places like this and to exhibit that behaviour. Please if anyone spots another owl demonstrating behaviour like this. Please call me and I’ll come and check it over/pass it onto an appropriate carer. Amy 0412986195
ChrisAllen
wrote:
21 Jul 2021
I thought that may have been the case or that it had been hit. But when I approached it was trying to fly off. Then when I let it out it sat on the post but was gone 10 minutes later when I went back passed. Is lethargy common in secondary poisoning?
WingsToWander
wrote:
21 Jul 2021
@ChrisAllen yeah lethargy is a key symptom, barn owls have been shown to eat up to 3 rats a night and more so with mice.
It can take multiple days to succumb to secondary poisoning so it may have very well be starting to feel the effects of it. Fingers crossed for this guy that he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and all he needed was you to rescue him and to find a nice warm place to roost.
It can take multiple days to succumb to secondary poisoning so it may have very well be starting to feel the effects of it. Fingers crossed for this guy that he was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and all he needed was you to rescue him and to find a nice warm place to roost.
Location information
- Coordinates 146.996728-36.030978
- Altitude 225.0m
- Maps Albury
- Places Thurgoona, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 20 Jul 2021 02:53 PM Recorded on
- ChrisAllen Recorded by
Species information
- Tyto alba Scientific name
- Barn Owl Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 806.8m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Tyto alba, Tyto javanica delicatula, Tyto delicatula
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