Two barred owls hit by cars have healed at the Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center in Sequim and will be released into the wild this weekend.
The nonprofit wildlife rescue and rehabilitation center will release the rehabilitated barred owls in Port Angeles and Port Townsend during a “Barred Owl Weekend” on Saturday and Sunday.
A male barred owl will be released at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at 905 Hidden Trail Road in Port Townsend.
The owl was found by the side of a road outside of Port Townsend on Dec. 26.
He had been hit by a car and suffered a head injury, fractured right wing and chipped beak.
Another male owl, which has been at the center since Feb. 7, will be released at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at 800 Lindberg Road in Port Angeles opposite the Peninsula Golf Clubhouse
That owl was found with head injuries alongside a road in the Port Angeles area after being hit by a car.
This second release will be done in collaboration with the North Olympic Land Trust, the land conservation organization that is providing as the location for the release the site of its annual Streamfest celebration.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/northwestraptorcenter or www.NWRaptorCenter.com.
