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Another hectic week

5/24/2020

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It’s nonstop full throttle at LWR these days, hence the even later than usual update today. I mean tonight. Whatever. It all starts running together...

Let’s lead with the older two red shoulders, who’re in the raptor flight now and liking it quite well, thanks.
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​Red shoulder #3, a nestling, came in Monday and was joined just an hour or so ago by red shoulder #4, an older fledgling but painfully thin. Number 3 ain’t real happy to be rooming with #4 overnight but, to adjust a phrase from my childhood to deal with birds rather than humans, he can just get glad in the same feathers he got mad in. Space is at a premium around here these days!
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​Late last Sunday night a fledgling brown thrasher came in having seizures; he didn’t survive the night.
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​Tuesday another nestling bluebird came in, this one found in a barn with no nest in sight. He looks to be male; his feathers are slightly brighter in certain lights than the little female’s. She’s a bit older than he is, and he's a bit on the timid side.
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Wednesday an as-yet unidentified hatchling came in, found on the ground with a dead sib. As you can see, he’s pretty tiny. Beak kinda makes me think phoebe but voice doesn’t sound like a phoebe. We’ll see; the feathers are starting to come in nicely…
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​And later that day an adult female cardinal came in with a swollen left wing. She was alert Thursday and eating well but died sometime Thursday night.
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​Thursday an adult barred owl came in with an open wing fracture; there was nothing to do but humanely euthanize.
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Friday a fledgling robin came in with a leg fracture and some other underlying issue(s); he died within 2 hours of intake, which I honestly wasn’t expecting, as he was alert and eating well.

Today a barred owl came in with a massively trashed wing after getting hung in the ropes of someone’s tire swing. The broken feathers, raw flesh and maggot eggs were all “fixable” issues; the wing fracture right in the joint was not. He was euthanized humanely.
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No new photos of the barn swallow, who will be released as soon as rain chances drop; right now we have a spate of high rain chances over the coming days.

The wood ducklings are fast approaching release size—and not a moment too soon, honestly. They’re getting too big for the limited space I have available at the moment. No new photos or video of them; the focus kept struggling on the video for some reason.

The blue jay with the leg injury and busted hip surprised me by perching late in the week. I honestly wasn’t sure he’d be able to perch, given that hip, but he’s perching like a pro and flying some, too. And, of course, I adore him…Y'all know how I am about my corvids!
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​The screeches are growing too fast; they’re still half-down and half-feathers but they’re starting to test those wings and are now eating mice halves rather than mouse “cutlets.” Won’t be long now before they’re ready for the mini-pen, which is an ideal size for screeches.
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​And we met the $1000 goal in the fundraiser, so thanks to all who donated!
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Ann Feldman
5/25/2020 03:45:12 pm

A week ago Sunday I heard screaming Blue jays and saw a small boy pointing to a tree. Looks like one of "my" Red-tails had dinner from a nest. I explained to the child's father what was happening (she got one half-feathered critter before the jays managed to send her on her way). Every creature has to eat, I said. He seemed to accept it reasonably well. Some folks get really upset.

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Laurens Wildlife Rescue
5/25/2020 04:13:55 pm

Circle of life. Nature's "red in tooth and claw," as the old saw goes. Or, as Steve Hicks likes to say, "It's their job description." So many people are too divorced from nature to understand that. Glad you're doing your part to educate!

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