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Quiet(ish) week

2/5/2017

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LWR saw only one new intake this week, which—Murphy, please note—no one’s complaining about. With baby season mere weeks away, I’ll take all the “slow” I can get before that insanity kicks in!

The sole new intake? A tiny little chipping sparrow with what I suspect is a broken left wing. It’s still too swollen to be sure, and I don’t see any exposed bone, but that sort of raw flesh and swelling usually signals a nasty fracture. We’ll get x-rays Monday to see exactly what’s going on. He’s alert, active and eating well in the meantime.
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​Both red-tails were transferred to Steve Hicks of Bubba & Friends, where at last report they were still a bit unsure about their new digs. Neither was happy at being boxed up for transport, that’s for dang sure—look at those expressions!
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​The titmouse continues to do well aside from getting a bit antsy—with breeding season about to get started, I imagine we have some major hormonal activity gearing up for this little fellow, and he just doesn’t understand why his wings won’t work so he can fly away and woo the ladies. The way he’s eating, when those missing feathers do regrow, he may be too fat to fly!
No photos of the sapsucker because it’s all I can do to get his food to him without an escape and subsequent merry chase through the house. He’s flying quite well indeed and is slated for release within the next few days. Small birds’ bones do heal more quickly, but this has to be a record—he’s flying straight and strong already.
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The barnies are getting increasingly restive, too, perhaps sensing that their release is only weeks away. I’ll miss the rascals but I’ll also be glad to have my one and only raptor flight open for use again.
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​The flyers will be delighted to have more room to glide, as well—they’re slated for release at the end of the month, too. Spring “housecleaning” is necessary to make room for the influx of babies that will start about the time all the overwintering guests are released.
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​No rest for the weary, y’know!
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Pipette
2/5/2017 11:50:30 pm

Poor tiny chipping sparrow; whatever its future, it has landed in the best of hands for now.

Those flyers make me want to take a nap, they're so glossy and peacefully sacked-out! When they're released, I wonder if their brains (on any level) will feel they've been "kicked out of Eden"? They've had it so good in your care this winter!

And wow, I wouldn't want to have had to handle either of those RT's!

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Laurens Wildlife Rescue
2/6/2017 12:10:24 am

Hey Pipette, keeping my fingers crossed the little chipping sparrow has only some rawness and swelling, but realistically, it's probably a fracture...

The resident flyer colony around my home seems pretty happy when I hear them at night, so this lot should be just fine when they join them--plenty of food in the woods and in the numerous feeders I have up around the property. I think they'll just be happy to be free!

RTs are actually pretty laid-back; these two were just unhappy at being boxed, since their previous "boxings" have meant vet visits and x-rays. This time they got room to build up their flight muscles, though!

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Ann Feldman
2/6/2017 05:28:40 pm

Sigh. I love Chipping Sparrows...and their fledglings are beyond, um, homely and cute. They all look like they are having a bad hair day. I hope he gets better, but not very optimistic.

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Laurens Wildlife Rescue
2/6/2017 06:18:44 pm

I'm pretty fond of chipping sparrows, too, Ann. In early spring, it's not uncommon for close to 100 to be swarming all over my yard--the grass looks alive!

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