Back in the late 1950s I was bird hunting in the fall on the outskirts of Brunswick when I happened to glance up just in time to see an owl (unidentified) with talons out swooping down at my head. I ducked and it just knocked my hat off. A case of a mistaken prey item (my hat)? Whatever the reason, it remains vivid in my memory over 60 years later.
On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 8:33 AM Rich MacDonald <rich@thenaturalhistorycenter.com> wrote:
--I had a text from a Bar Harbor resident about being attacked by an owl yesterday. Their text paraphrased:
"I was walking with a hoodie on. From behind, an owl hit my head and knocked me down! Then attacked again getting some cuts on my head."
I think of this behavior as territorial during breeding season, not so much during the fall. Anyone have some thoughts on this?
Richard MacDonald
The Natural History Center
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Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
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