Above photo: An owl rests on a shelf at an antique shop in Greene County

Bird Rescue – Greene County

EAST DURHAM — On February 21, ECO Milliron responded to a unique call in the Hamlet of East Durham. Employees at an antique store stated that shoppers noticed something extremely lifelike on one of the shelves. A sleepy Eastern Screech Owl was perched next to a chicken cookie jar. ECO Milliron arrived at the location, gently cradled the sleeping owl to remove it from the store, and released it into a wooded area where it flew into a nearby tree. This species of owl is nocturnal and typically nests in tree cavities, not store shelves. No word on how it got inside.

ECO Milliron with the sleepy owl observed inside an antique shop in the Hamlet of East Durham