However, we were without power for 116.5 hours (not that I was counting or anything…) so I was unable to post an update last Sunday.
“Michael eve” an adult barred owl came in after being pulled from a barbed wire fence. The damage to his wing was too severe to repair; he was humanely euthanized that evening. The photo below was taken after euthanasia.
“Michael eve” an adult barred owl came in after being pulled from a barbed wire fence. The damage to his wing was too severe to repair; he was humanely euthanized that evening. The photo below was taken after euthanasia.
Two days after Michael, two mourning doves came in, a fledgling and a nestling, both victims of the storm. Sadly, neither survived, but the older mourning dove from earlier this month was released late this week.
The Eurasian collared dove is now a fledgling but he stubbornly refuses to self-feed.
The great horned owl who came in as a days-old baby in March FINALLY got his act together and was released this afternoon. I’ll be honest; I had my doubts this bird would ever be releasable and actually came *thisclose* to euthanizing him three weeks ago. He still has a tendency to fly to the ground but his flight is strong and steady and he’s perfectly capable of perching when the mood strikes.
His release freed up the raptor flight for the red tails. Normally I can stick a few first-year red tails in the raptor flight together with no problems but these two immediately squared off and bowed up at each other.
Given their levels of aggression, I brought the one recovering from the broken wing back in; he’ll likely need considerably more time in the flight than the one who flew through the window and lacerated his cornea—but look how well that eye is healing! It appears to be throwing his flight off somewhat still, but I think he’ll be just fine with a little practice in the raptor flight—and the eye continues to clear, so that will help, as well.
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