Beginning with today’s intake, this gorgeous mature red tail came in with a massive concussion, badly bruised eye, and a full crop. He’s well fleshed and nothing appears to be broken, so we’ll give him time to decompress and see how he looks in 24-48 hours.
A small male great horned owl came in with an open fracture at the right wrist and required euthanasia. Given that great horneds are on the nest right now, that likely means a female is out there having to leave her babies unprotected while she hunts to feed them. Scenarios like that make me shudder…