Can you believe it? The phone only rang twice last week, and neither call resulted in a new intake. Note to Murphy: this is NOT an invitation to the party. DO NOT open the floodgates!
So that leaves us with little to actually update this week…
The barnies, pending passing the live prey test, are good to go but will remain at the LWR B&B until early spring—which isn’t all that far off, in case you hadn’t realized.
So that leaves us with little to actually update this week…
The barnies, pending passing the live prey test, are good to go but will remain at the LWR B&B until early spring—which isn’t all that far off, in case you hadn’t realized.
Last week’s rain, followed by high winds, followed by more rain and extreme cold, delayed the release of both the female red-tail and the little male screech, both of whom are not shy at all about letting me know they want OUTTA here! Weather predictions for later this week look good, though, so…fingers crossed!
The male red-tail recovering from the wing fracture will be due for another x-ray in a couple of weeks. If you’ll recall, at his last follow-up x-ray, he had a lovely callus forming that had me and the good folks at Smalley’s almost doing a happy dance. It just needed to heal more before he attempted to use that wing.
The flyers are sealing themselves up tightly in their nest during the day and seldom peeking a nose out before lights-off in the rehab area, but since millet will tempt a pre-lights-off appearance, I used another sprig to coax one little busybody out last night. The others joined in the feast as soon as I put the camera away…Uncooperative little buggers…
And it’s not too soon to begin reminding you that the Great Backyard Bird Count will be Feb. 17-20 this year. Go to the GBBC website at gbbc.birdcount.org for details on how to participate and a look at last year’s results. The GBBC is so flexible in its timing and allowing participants to list only the species they’re sure about that almost anyone can take part—and it’s easy to do in your own back yard, a park, or anywhere birds can be found. You can count for just 15 minutes for only one day or block out time to count for longer periods for the whole weekend—and it’s a great way to spend a little time in nature.
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