While we didn’t have deluges last week like we did the previous week, it still rained juuuust enough to prevent any releases. The end of this week is looking pretty good, though, according to the weather guessers, so we’ll see…
Last week LWR saw two new intakes, both on Monday: a mature male red tail and a mature female barred owl. The red tail was wandering in the finder’s yard and didn’t seem to be able to fly away. Upon intake, he was thin but nothing felt broken. Subsequent x-rays at Smalley’s confirmed no fractures, so now it’s just a matter of getting some weight back on him…which shouldn’t be a problem, given the way he inhales his food!
Last week LWR saw two new intakes, both on Monday: a mature male red tail and a mature female barred owl. The red tail was wandering in the finder’s yard and didn’t seem to be able to fly away. Upon intake, he was thin but nothing felt broken. Subsequent x-rays at Smalley’s confirmed no fractures, so now it’s just a matter of getting some weight back on him…which shouldn’t be a problem, given the way he inhales his food!
The barred hit the finder’s truck antenna hard enough to bend it but again, an intake exam indicated no fractures. Rads at Smalley’s again confirmed no fractures, and this bird’s anxious to leave LWR, so later this week when the rain chances have moved through, we have two barreds and a screech to release.
The Helene barred is just biding his time, waiting for release.
Same for the screech, who was quite unhappy that I woke him up taking his picture for today’s update when I fed him yesterday evening.
Keep y’all’s fingers crossed the weather finally cooperates; these three owls are ready to be back in the wild!
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