On 2010-05-23, dadiOH wrote:

No, not caring is assinine(sic) and a sign of one of the many things wrong
in our society.

Caring or not caring is not the same as doing what's best for the
bird.

Earlier this Spring, we had a very young owl crash into one of our
windows and knock it self senseless. I heard the loud thunk on the
window and knew what it was and went out onto our deck in investigate.
Sure enough, a little owl was sitting upright on the deck, but barely
moving and all hunkered down like it was roosting. I came back
inside and watched it through the window, all the while considering my
options.

What should I do? Bring it in and attempt to nurse it back to health?
Take it to an animal shelter? Just wait and see? I waited about 5
mins more and went back out on the deck. The owl had not moved, but
was still upright and could move it's head around. I went back inside
and began to search the internet for information on how to grab/handle a
bird without harming it. About 5 mins later, I went back out onto the
deck to check the bird. It looked up at me, immediately jumped up,
and flew away to a tree about 50 yards away, apparently no worse the
wear for its mishap. Whew!

Sometimes it's better to let nature take its course.

nb