Good Samaritan and CHP Rescue Injured Owl
Source: California Highway Patrol
Your CHP Santa Barbara Owl Response Team was back in action again today.
We received a call of an injured owl on Refugio Road, north of Highway 101. Missy Franks, a concerned citizen, caught the injured barn owl, who we named Owlbert. Ms. Franks called your Santa Barbara CHP to the scene and Officer Clelland was able to secure Owlbert. Officer Gutierrez transported Owlbert to the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network and they related they would attempt to save his life and rehab the little guy.
*Disclaimer* We do not really have an owl response team.
Thank you @grace.and.flowers for Owlbert's name suggestion!
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Oct 21, 2021 02:43 PMThank you, thank you, thank you....
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Oct 21, 2021 03:56 PMCHP Santa Barbara Owl Response Team, I love it :) Great work
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Oct 21, 2021 06:30 PMSBCHPORT™ !!!
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Oct 21, 2021 04:29 PMBravo! We are so lucky to have people looking out for wildlife, officers to respond, and a place to rehab them :)
Thank you all!
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Oct 22, 2021 12:55 PMYESSS! Love our wild neighbors so much.
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Oct 21, 2021 06:34 PMBarn owls are so beautiful and undeniably vital to maintaining a healthy ecosystem. How wonderful that Owlbert has been rescued. I hope s/he recovers in record time.
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Oct 22, 2021 10:26 AMMany THANKS to all involved. Prayers for Owlbert.
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Oct 22, 2021 11:00 AMHow cute is that!? Not too long ago they rescued a barn owl off the 101 around the same area.
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Oct 22, 2021 12:55 PMThank you so very much for caring to save this owl! THANK YOU.
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Oct 22, 2021 03:21 PMThere are rumors flying about a spat between the Wildlife Care Network and the Ojai Raptor Rehab center. I hope that all differences can be resolved for the best of the birds.