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Another set of uncommon visitors for LWR

8/2/2020

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It’s been a weird year all the way around: two bald eagles nearly back to back, a nestling crow, a nestling osprey, and now a pair of pre-fledgling catbirds—none of which LWR sees too often.

Catbirds aren’t uncommon birds; they’re just uncommonly shy, preferring to remain hidden in thick brush. They’re in the same family as brown thrashers and mockers but have much better temperaments than mockers. LWR seldom sees them in rehab; I think the last one might have been over ten years ago.

These two were cat-attacked; the younger, who still has some pin feathers, has a damaged foot and had some belly bruising on intake. I’m not sure whether the foot injury is from the cat attack or a nest injury, but we have it wrapped and she’s doing well. Her sib looks as if he might have already fledged before the attack by feral cats.  Both are just typically sweet little catbirds.
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Earlier in the week, two barred owls came in on two consecutive days. Both required euthanasia. One had an open wing fracture; the other had a hip fracture.

Toward the end of the week another MIKI arrived, this one slightly younger than the MIKI already at LWR. This little fellow is just starting to attempt self-feeding, so I haven’t put the two together yet, although their boxes are right next to each other.
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The older MIKI is actually ready for the flight pen now but a) both flights are currently occupied and b) I want the younger bird to be placed with him inside for a while before putting them in a flight. No photos of him this week; he’s too antsy now. Definitely needs to be in the flight pen!

Saturday, a late first-year/early second-year red tail came in after being left at the police department of a town in a neighboring county. Nothing is broken, and he’s much more alert today than he was on intake yesterday. We’ll give him another night inside and then put him in the mini-pen with the older red tail.
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The older red tail was quite happy to be placed in the mini-pen after the Coop release.
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The Coop, obviously,  was released and wasted no time skedaddling. Not a great shot, but Coops aren’t known for being cooperative.
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The two barred owls are tolerating each other better now; it took the slightly older juvie most of the week to decide to perch, so he still has some lingering head trauma. He’s eating, though, and the younger gal who’s been at LWR longer has decided she can handle sharing her digs with him—which is good, given that I have nowhere else to put him!
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And for those who’ve been reading along, anxiously wondering when I’d announce the results of the crow-naming fundraiser, the name garnering the largest donations ended up being…POE! The amounts donated toward each name are listed below:
  1. Poe $225
  2. Crowvid $135
  3. Corbeau $50
  4. Cawrona $45
Poe still has some foot/leg issues but we’re fairly confident we can work through them. It’ll just take some time and patience. Meanwhile, he’s looking like a real little crow now—look at those raised head feathers in the last two shots: he’s not so sure he likes the camera!
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6 Comments
Lori
8/2/2020 05:45:42 pm

Thank you for all that you do for wildlife. I enjoying reading the updates and looking at the photos each week. Blessings and good vibes sent your way :)

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Laurens Wildlife Rescue
8/2/2020 06:33:18 pm

Thanks Lori!

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Ann Feldman
8/2/2020 07:01:51 pm

Poe is a good name! We have a Poe cottage in The Bronx. Baltimore and I think Richmond have Poe residences. His stories scared the bejeesus out of me as a kid.

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Laurens Wildlife Rescue
8/2/2020 08:47:49 pm

"The Tell-Tale Heart"--that's a classic!

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Pam
8/2/2020 08:37:04 pm

I love catbirds! I hope the little ones do well. And Poe has gotten so big. I went back and looked at his baby pictures earlier this week -- cheered me right up.

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Laurens Wildlife Rescue
8/2/2020 08:51:57 pm

Catbirds are the cutest little things! And yeah, Poe's a "big little fellow" now!

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