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Barred owl rescued after flying into a casino in New Hampshire

On Tuesday night, a barred owl, nicknamed Jack Pots, flew through the front doors of Gate City Casino in Nashua, New Hampshire and perched itself on top of a TV.
The owl likely entered the casino in search of a nesting place during mating season, as stated by Colby from Wings of the Dawn Wildlife Rehabilitation Center.
Security personnel contacted Wings of the Dawn Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, after which Maria Colby, the center's director, arrived the next morning to rescue the owl, which had moved to a slot machine and appeared shaken by the noise.
According to Colby, she used a net to capture Jack Pots, who seemed shell-shocked and was shaking, likely due to the amplified noise within the casino, stating, "She seemed a little shell-shocked... She was shaking, and I think it was because of all the noise in the casino that was really bothering her."
Jack Pots is currently being held in a 100-foot by 20-foot flight cage at Colby's rehabilitation center and is expected to be released back into the wild on Saturday, as stated by Colby, who described the rescue as "simply one for the books.

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