[Tweeters] Sad response regarding dead owl

[Jenn Jarstad]

Thanks so much for letting me know. My husband thought it was a Great
Horned Owl. I wasn't at all sure, but it was very sad to see. Thank you for
responding to me. It means a lot to me. jenn

On Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 9:44 PM Darcy Barry <darcyrbarry at gmail.com> wrote:


> Dear Jennifer,

>

> I participated in the Christmas Bird Count at Green Lake with leader

> Tiffany Linbo today. We also saw the deceased Barred Owl caught in the

> fishing line. One of the CBC participants reported the owl. I don't recall

> which organization they notified or the outcome. Thank you for also

> reporting this and attempting to remove the line and owl.

>

> Darcy

>

> On Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 9:24 PM Jenn Jarstad <jennjarstad at gmail.com>

> wrote:

>

>> If too large to post due to my photo attachment, please submit this one

>> instead:

>>

>> 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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