I thought some ohio-birds readers might be interested in this Florida tale, passed along by my brother Pete, who lives there now. The unspoken subtext is that this western owl--unlikely ever to show up in Florida again, especially as a carefully identified captive--will one hopes be released, and for a few moments seen free and unrestrained, so that a large gang of Florida facebook "birders" will have a guaranteed opportunity to see it, "identify" it, and add it to their "lists." Who can blame the local rehabilitators for passing a hat among the throng? Ten bucks is a deal compared to the expenses of schlepping a tent out to the Rockies. no harm, no foul, no? Bill Whan Columbus *From:* Rangel Diaz <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > *Date:* December 10, 2014 at 6:43:03 PM EST > *To:* [log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* *[BRDBRAIN] Flammulated Owl in Miami-Dade County* > *Reply-To:* Rangel Diaz <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> > > This afternoon (12/10/2014) I received a text from Christopher Boykin > //from P <https://www.facebook.com/pelicanharbor>elican Harbor Seabird > Station about an owl that was admitted. At first I didn't think > anything of it but once a photo was sent to me with the bird in > question next to an Eastern Screech-Owl I knew we had something on our > hands. I ran over and was able to get the following photographs. He > has posted on the T > <https://www.facebook.com/TropicalAudubonSociety>ropical Audubon > Society's board bird and asked me to let the public know that bird > will NOT be available to be viewed by the public, HOWEVER if it does > survive and makes a full recovery, there will be a public release for > all to attend. You are encouraged to follow them on FaceBook for > updates on the status of the bird. They will be celebrating their 35 > year anniversary in 2015 and ask that the public consider a donation > of $10 to help with the costs of rehabbing patients like this in the > future. Please check out, http://pelicanharbor.org/ > <http://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpelicanharbor.org%2F&h=0AQGul4Tp&enc=AZP2Jpa3SNKZE01OC2wp6FJUFX5R2l0-LMCGEjKeEgBsdTTPuayDbP4XIzlOIz07H7jKGBn_MHTpjWCUSLoraRkfXPh6U_yoFUiHSYJP5zTO9in9smfkTGjYBFzGQW-trYM6FmXfjS9t6i3x89I8cDzL&s=1> for > more information. > > Cheers, > Rangel Diaz > Miami-Dade ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]