Saturday, June 6, 2020

The Bear Is Back!

About an hour ago, when returning from the dog park and some shopping, I spotted a bear on Allen Street, walking in the street. It was about a block away, probably right around River House (a.k.a. the old Allen Street School), and was heading upstreet. I had Joey with me, and my first instinct was to get him safely indoors before trying to photograph the bear. Alas, when I got back outside after putting Joey in the house, the bear had disappeared. Neighbors said it had left the street heading south, probably going through a vacant lot and down to Cross Street. (Someone reported on Facebook that the bear was sighted on Tanners Lane.)

 I phoned the police and was told they were already aware of the bear. It is not known if this is the same bear that visited Rope Alley and State Street on Monday evening (shown below), or if this a different, "south side" bear.

Update: What appears to be a bear cub is now in the big willow tree behind 32 Warren Street. This may not be the same bear that was spotted on Allen Street a couple of hours ago.

Photo: Justin Weaver|Facebook
Photo: Justin Weaver|Facebook

Photo: Bruce Bergman
Update: Half an hour ago--at about 3:45--the bear was still at First and Warren streets, and another bear was spotted on Worth Avenue. It appears there are two bears moving around the city, and they have been since this morning. 
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5 comments:

  1. unheimlichJune 6, 2020 at 12:32 PM

    Thanks! I wouldn't have seen that fellow without seeing your post.

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  2. Cheviot ViewsJune 6, 2020 at 4:26 PM

    Looks like an unknown quantity. Hope they all find nice and appropriate places to live, peacefully, ASAP! Otherwise, Carole and Joey will have to curtail their outings 😎

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  3. Cheviot ViewsJune 6, 2020 at 4:28 PM

    And how is that beauty of an owl doing? Please keep us posted!

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    1. Carole OsterinkJune 7, 2020 at 9:50 AM

      I just learned from Facebook that the baby owl did not survive. It seemed not to have been injured in its fall from the nest and was taken to a wildlife rehab center, but it died.

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    2. unheimlichJune 7, 2020 at 12:27 PM

      It's not unlikely that the young Barred Owl had a brief encounter with a cat.

      Even the smallest nick from a cat's paw is a death sentence for a bird.

      Every cat owner of my acquaintance is a hopeless Romantic who hasn't the slightest notion (or care) about the havoc their darling feline visits on the avian world once the cat is allowed to roam free.

      If you're a cat owner who keeps your pet indoors, then you have my gratitude. This comment does not apply to you.

      But whoever owns the well-fed black-and white-cat who's killed a half dozen in MY BIRD-ATTRACTING YARD over the last three weeks - a holstein-looking cat with the gold bell round its neck - I curse your ignorance and selfishness.

      Therefore, to help educate the numerous dunces among us, I'm considering that the Barred Owl was killed after a seconds-long encounter with someone's beloved pet.

      If I was given the choice to save only one of the pair, it wouldn't be your cat.

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