By Wildlife Carer Catherine Wroe (for rescues call 0412 093 030)
I have recently had a very beautiful Masked Owl in care, she had been hit by a car on the Wangi Wangi side of Myuna Bay. Very lucky to be alive, as she was sitting in the middle of the road with cars zooming past before a lovely lady stopped to pick her up. She had a lot of blood in her mouth and was badly concussed, but fortunately x-rays showed no fractures. She made a full recovery and was released early August.I identified her as female by her weight of 810gm. On the mainland, female Masked owls weigh on average around 700gm and are generally larger than the males. She was also a dark morph of this species.
I also had a Barn Owl in care from Westlake Macquarie that was hit by a car - sustaining a broken coracoid. Luckily it healed well and the owl was released about 4 weeks later. Interestingly, both these birds are from the Tyto owl family.
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