Lynn's Journal
Sep 24 - Sep 30
Thank You Blue Mountain Community Foundation
We are very grateful to Blue Mountain Community Foundation for awarding Blue Mountain Wildlife a $4,000 grant to help fund our education program. Thank you BMCF for your continued support!
Hermiston Outdoor School
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Sep 17 - Sep 23
Lots of Releases
The week started with Nicole releasing a young Cedar Waxwing admitted five weeks ago as a nestling.
Later that day, Nicole and Megan helped two young conservationists release two Barn Owls. The girls found one of the owls in their yard. The other owl was a friend who convalesced at the same time.
…Sep 10 - Sep 16
Many Thanks
Thank you to everyone who has helped Blue Mountain Wildlife through this most amazing year. Your generous support has helped care for more than 1300 birds so far this year. We couldn’t do our work without you and without the help of very dedicated volunteers who have driven thousands of miles this year.
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Sep 3 - Sep 9
Golden Eagle 18-612
Above, Nicole recovers a fledgling Golden Eagle from anesthesia. Hunters found the starving eagle near Yakima. Radiographs documented a fractured humerus and a shattered tibiotarsus. In addition to being extremely emaciated, blood work revealed a severe anemia. …
Aug 27 - Sep 2
Two Peregrines within a Week: 18-596 & 18-584
On average, BMW admits two Peregrine Falcons per year, often about this time of year. The bird above, 15-596, was found alongside a road near Elgin, OR on Sep 1, 2018, and was presumably hit by a car. There is major swelling in her right wingtip and the major and minor metacarpals are fractured. …
