Who-dunnit: Owl found on animal hospital doorstep

[October 10, 2008]  TUCKAHOE, N.Y. (AP) -- Who? Who? Who left an owl outside a suburban New York animal hospital? Technician Joe Marchionni got a surprise when he arrived at the Tuckahoe Animal Hospital: An injured owl was huddled in the doorway.

Says Marchionni: "I didn't think it was real. Then it turned its head, blinked and looked at me."

Employees say they have no idea how the bird ended up there.

With help from Greenburgh Nature Center curator Travis Brady, it was determined that the owl's right wing is injured. It also is refusing to eat, probably due to stress. An owl expert is being brought in for a more thorough examination.

Brady says the owl will be released once it's better.

[Associated Press]

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