Good owl news
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- January
- 28
A “little owl concussion” was the diagnosis on the barred owl who, most likely, was struck earlier this month by a car. The owl was taken to the Green Chimneys School in Patterson, which, in turn, took him to a vet for a brief visit. 
But everything seemed to turn out fine, as you can see from these photos. The photos come courtesy of Deborah Bernstein, the Patterson school’s communications director. The school’s wildlife director, Paul Kupchok, is holding the owl, moments before he was released just a little while ago today.
Bernstein said the owl had been recuperating at the school and Kupchok was waiting for the most recent cold snap to end before releasing him. Plus, Kupchok wanted to let the owl go at dusk so he (the owl, not Kupchok) wouldn’t be mobbed by crows.
The owl “flew away just beautifully,” Bernstein said.
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Journal News staff writer Greg Clary writes Earth Watch, reporting on environmental issues in the lower Hudson region. Clary has been a reporter, editor and columnist at the Journal News since 1988 and has covered police and courts, transportation, municipal government, development and the environment in the Lower Hudson Valley, among other topics. 
Laura Incalcaterra covers the environment, open space and zoning and planning issues for The Journal News. A Boston College graduate, Laura grew up in Rockland, attended East Ramapo schools and has worked for The Journal News since 1993. Laura has written features and covered North Rockland, crime, government and a host of other issues.
Mike Risinit covers Patterson and Kent in Putnam County, as well as environmental topics touching on the Hudson River and the Great Swamp. Risinit has been a reporter at The Journal News since 1998.
