An injured baby great horned owl that was discovered and reported to Broomfield police near the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield on Tuesday is expected to fully recover, according to Broomfield animal services officers.
Broomfield Police Department’s Animal Services unit found the owlet near a hangar with several broken feathers, according to Broomfield police public information officer Sgt. Todd Dahlbach. He said the animal services officers believe the baby owl likely fell from a building while trying to fly.
Officers brought the owlet to the Birds of Prey Foundation for treatment and rehabilitation. The young bird happily obliged to being weighed by Birds of Prey staff, according to a post on X from Broomfield police.
The owl is expected to make a full recovery and be released back into the wild, Dahlbach said. The Birds of Prey Foundation could not be reached for information on the owlet’s status.
Anyone who finds injured wildlife can call the Broomfield Police Department at 303-438-6400 and ask for Animal Services.
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