Historic barred owl!

I brought in a deceased barred owl to wildwoods today, which I was later told was banded in 1997 and was informed of this all--today!  It may have possibly possibly suffered a broken neck from flying into a window, and ended up recovering, and hence freezing to death, at the door of my sauna.  Very interesting stuff.  Are we talking about the same deceased barred owl?  Of so I encountered it last n

I found one last night and brought it to wildwoods this afternoon and was informed just a few hours later that it was banded in 1997 and would be 17 years old now.  Are we talking about the same barred owl?

Very kool, woodtick and rhetoricguy! Barreds are beautiful and incredible creatures. I had the fortunate/unfortunate experience of picking up a car-hit Barred from the middle of a metro-area highway. It was dead with an apparent broken neck but otherwise undamaged. . . a sad occasion but, oh, what a rare opportunity to have a close look at this wonderful creature. I know to some it will sound silly and pompous for me to say that I felt honored to be able to show my respect, and I that I was honoring this beautiful bird by preventing further indignity at the hands (or front bumpers) of the Humans. Despite the sad circumstances, I hope you too had a chance to enjoy one of Mother Nature's amazing creatures before returning it to the earth that it came from.