[CT Birds] Saw-whet pinball

[David Provencher]

Sometimes you get good birds while driving. Literally. I was driving home
from work tonight, after dark, when something like a softball came flying
out of the woods and bounced off my truck's hood. Despite only seeing it as
a blur for a millisecond it looked suspiciously avian so I back tracked and
found a Saw-whet sitting on the side of the road looking slightly dazed. I
pulled over, donned gloves, and went back to examine it to see if it needed
attention. As I approached it flew up into the woods and disappeared looking
rather capable of continuing to fend for itself thankfully. I imagine it now
has quite a story to tell of the one that got away.

 

Dave