Lots of Releases This Week
Five young American Robins and one Swainson’s Hawk were released this past week. The Robins were released in Milton-Freewater, OR and Pasco, WA where they had come from. The hawk was released from a hack box at BMW. He has about one month to prepare for his trip to Argentina (where Swainson’s spend the winter).
There was Trauma This Week Too
Eastern Cottontail 22-345 had three broken legs.
Red-tailed-Hawk 22-346 was found hanging from a barbed-wire fence. The finders cut the fence and drove the bird 75 miles from Enterprise to Pendleton. Sadly, there was too much damage to be able to save the wing.
A tiny (3 grams) Black-chinned Humming bird was caught by a cat. It was missing all of its tail feathers and many feathers from the left wing. There were multiple fractures in the left wingtip that could not be repaired.
Red-tailed Hawk 22-348 had collisided with something, fracturing her left humerus. The injury was old enough to be completely healed. The joint was frozen. Notice how much shorter her left humerus is compared to the right one.
A Common Nighthawk had also suffered a collision, fracturing its left coracoid. The fracture was not repairable.
He is Friar Tuck No More!!!
Roquefort (a name inspired by the mouse in Aristocats) is bald no more! We were a little concerned because it took several weeks for his feathers to start growing back, but now he has a full head of feathers. He has become quite the engaging fellow, curious about everything around him and quite the talker. He is gong to be a wonderful addition to our Education Team.
And a last look at the Swainson’s Hawk as he flew from the hack box. Thank you Winnie for helping him “fly” away!
