The red shoulder, who’s a typical mouthy fellow, is flying well and eating everything he’s offered, so he’s good for release.
To be clear, I have no issue with people who hunt for food; however, the people who own the property abutting LWR’s release site are irresponsible, in the opinions of pretty much everyone who’s dealt with them.
LWR had only one new intake last week, a barred owl pulled from a barbed wire fence. Honestly, when the call came in, I figured it was a great horned, as they’re most commonly the birds that seem get tangled in fences, so I was a little surprised to see it was a barred instead. Sadly, there was too much damage to the wing to save the bird.