[Tweeters] Sad response regarding dead owl

[Darcy Barry]

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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