NASHUA – Most people don’t watch their Christmas present soar off into the sunset, and fewer are happy about the sight.
But at dusk Friday, Yvonne Kleist got a belated present when a screech owl she rescued – with the help of Tufts University veterinarians – beat a hasty escape into boughs of a tall pine near Sky Meadow Country Club.
“I’m just tickled pink. This is the best Christmas present I can get,” she said.
The release ended a nearly three-month journey for both Kleist and the small female owl.
On Nov. 2, Kleist drove past a small, dark object at the side of Spit Brook Road. “Was that an owl?” she thought, doing a double-take.
She turned around and found the bird, which apparently had been hit by a car.![]()
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