[Tweeters] Sad response regarding dead owl

[Jenn Jarstad]

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I was saddened this morning to observe a dead owl (quite possibly a Great
Horned) whose wing had been entangled in fishing line hanging from a tree
over Greenlake. I took a photo and sent it to Find it Fix it to have the
hanging carcass removed and to have the fishing line removed from the tree
so other birds would not become entwined as well. The response I got was to
bag the owl myself, since I guessed it to be under 25 lbs. I was unable to
reach it as it was hanging out over the water, roughly 25 feet from shore,
so I wrote them again explaining that, and posted another photo, and
received a 2nd email that suggested I wait 7-10 business days for a
response. I hope someone was able to remove that poor owl. So heartbreaking
to see the remains of such a beautiful bird and imagine how awful those
last few moments of life must have been.

Jennifer Jarstad
Seattle, WA

On Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 9:21 PM Jenn Jarstad <jennjarstad at gmail.com> wrote:


> I was saddened this morning to observe a dead owl (quite possibly a Great

> Horned) whose wing had been entangled in fishing line hanging from a tree

> over Greenlake. I took a photo and sent it to Find it Fix it to have the

> hanging carcass removed and to have the fishing line removed from the tree

> so other birds would not become entwined as well. The response I got was to

> bag the owl myself, since I guessed it to be under 25 lbs. I was unable to

> reach it as it was hanging out over the water, roughly 25 feet from shore,

> so I wrote them again explaining that, and posted another photo, and

> received a 2nd email that suggested I wait 7-10 business days for a

> response. I hope someone was able to remove that poor owl. So heartbreaking

> to see the remains of such a beautiful bird and imagine how awful those

> last few moments of life must have been.

>

> Jennifer Jarstad

> Seattle, WA

>

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