Beware of Owl: Oregon Town Installs Warning Signs for Avian Hat Thief
OutdoorHub Reporters 02.12.15
Residents of Salem, Oregon have been looking at the sky in terror after multiple reports emerged of an owl attacking joggers and occasionally stealing their hats. Wildlife experts believe the attacker is a barred owl. According the Huffington Post, “No one has been seriously injured by the owl in Bush’s Pasture Park, though the bird did fly off with two joggers’ hats.”
Take a look at the tweets below showing off the new signs.
A closer look at the first “angry owl” sign put up in Bush’s Pasture Park. #SalemOR #sjnow @maddow pic.twitter.com/dkrR6X5a0n
— Alisha Roemeling (@alisharoemeling) February 12, 2015
It started as a gag on the Rachel #Maddow show, but the city plans to install these signs. #angryowl #SalemOR pic.twitter.com/4moMI9y0X6 — City of Salem (@cityofsalem) February 12, 2015
The first “angry owl” sign has been installed at Bush’s Pasture Park. #SalemOR #sjnow @maddow @Salem_Statesman pic.twitter.com/on9wOHXzj7 — Alisha Roemeling (@alisharoemeling) February 12, 2015
