A State Police trooper spotted and gave a hoot about an injured owl stranded on the side of the road in Danvers on Sunday morning.

“On Easter morning, Trooper Peter Spinale happened upon this injured owl on Rt 1 North in Danvers,” the Massachusetts State Police posted on X, formerly Twitter, just before 11 a.m. Sunday, posting photos of a seemingly-hunched owl with prominent ear tufts on the side of the road and in a crate for transport.

Spinale stood on the side of the road and set up flares to protect the bird until the Massachusetts Environmental Police arrived. The Environmental Police transported the bird to a wildlife rehab facility.

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The police did not initially offer any information on the condition or species of the bird.

State Police said they did not have any updates on the owl as of 5 p.m. Sunday.