Post by Logan on Jan 16, 2016 22:06:05 GMT -6
A northern hawk owl, a species rarely seen in the Inland Northwest, was reported dead on tribal lands near the Okanogan River last week after it had attracted scores of birdwatchers from as far away as Oregon.
The bird’s carcass, discovered by birders as it hanged by cord from a tree, was removed on Wednesday by Colville Tribe officers. The bird is being sent to a diagnostic lab to determine the cause of death, said Henry Hix, the tribe’s Chief of Natural Resource Enforcement.
A resident near the site was reportedly disgruntled with the parade of birders toting binoculars and cameras near his home.
Birders contacted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service about the dead bird, since the northern hawk owl is protected under the federal Migratory Bird Act.
Continue reading at www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/jan/16/after-attracting-birders-rare-hawk-owl-killed-near/ .