After a wild goose chase, Florida Fish and Wildlife officials captured the burrowing owl on a cabin balcony.
. “It was trap-weary and onto us. We had to do it quickly, before passengers came back onboard.”
For at least two weeks in January, the bird of prey, a common resident in southern Florida, joined other vacationers sailing around the Caribbean. Zambrano said contacted his state agency after noticing social media posts starring the unusual passenger with the feathery brown coat and yolk-yellow eyes.On Jan. 21, when the ship was between sailings, Zambrano arrived at the port, ready to rescue. But first, he had to gain permission to board from the cruise line and customs. Once cleared, he stepped on deck with a small arsenal of trapping gear: a hand net, a mist net and, for especially difficult subjects, a net gun.
He located the bird perched on an exit sign in the ship’s Central Park, a pastoral setting with natural and synthetic vegetation. Zambrano first employed the mist nest, which he strung across the open space like a giant volleyball net. Ideally, the owl would be spooked by the commotion and fly right into the trap. But the owl wasn’t playing this game.Zambrano pulled out the hand net, which resembles an angler’s landing net. He swooped, and the wily owl slipped underneath.
Zambrano entered the empty cabin and cautiously opened the balcony doors. Crew members positioned below jumped up and down to distract the bird from its imminent capture. Zambrano netted his prize, placed it in a kennel and disembarked.
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