Lynn's Journal

Nov 24 - Nov 30

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A Season of Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving holiday provides an opportunity to pause and consider all we have to be thankful for. I am thankful for you, the members and supporters of Blue Mountain Wildlife. Your generous donations of time, talents and finances allow BMW to help people connect with the natural world in an educational setting and offer wildlife, such as the

Nov 17 - Nov 23

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Yes its windy, but no snow

After two weeks of below normal temperatures the snow is finally gone - I'm so glad we are not in Buffalo, NY! 

Another Baby

Good grief, another downy Barn Owl arrived this week from Imbler (near La Grande). She has damaged the tip of her left wing. …

Nov 10 - Nov 16

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Sharpie Release

The Sharp-shinned Hawk that volunteers Dan and Claudia helped transport from Ephrata to Pendleton last Sunday was released two days later. The hawk was stunned when it flew into a window, but quickly recovered. Since birds are currently migrating south, we decided not to transport the hawk 164 miles north to Ephrata. …

Nov 3 - Nov 9

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A Rough Week for Raptors

The week started with a Sharp-shinned Hawk and Great Horned Owl with nonrepairable wing fractures, an electrocuted Red-tailed Hawk, and a gunshot Cooper's Hawk with an elevated blood lead level from eating another bird that had been shot. …

Oct 27 - Nov 2

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Halloween Fun

Winnie decorated a pumpkin for Maggie, who had great fun finding out what was inside. Click on the photo below to see (and hear) Maggie's response.

More Grebes!

Two more Western Grebes landed in the wrong places this past week, one in Echo and one in Pendleton. …



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