It was Swainson’s Hawk Teddy’s turn for his annual checkup this week. Above, Samantha examines him prior to drawing a blood sample and taking a radiograph. He received a clean bill of health!

Walla Walla high school student Alex is volunteering on Sundays this semester. Below he is restraining a Red-tailed Hawk while I put a band on his leg. The hawk was placed on a travel box and Tricia left to meet Ken and Janie in Umatilla. They traveled to Sunnyside, WA to meet Kathy who released the hawk near Tietan. It takes a village to rehabilitate migratory birds!

In addition to the red-tail, we released a House Finch, an American Crow and a Great Horned Owl…