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1/25/24

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Northern Saw-Whet Owl Rescue

DEPOSIT — On Jan. 14, ECO Osborne responded to a report about an injured baby owl in the town of Deposit. A local family traveling along State Route 8 discovered the owl in the roadway with what appeared to be a broken wing. Officer Osborne, a member of DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement Wildlife Response Team, arrived and determined the reported baby owl was actually an adult northern saw-whet owl. The ECO transported the injured owl to a wildlife rehabilitation center in Hunter for care. The northern saw-whet owl, native to New York State, is the smallest species of owl in the state and is most active at night.



ECO holding the injured owl



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