Its always gratifying to release birds. This week intern Sophie released Great Horned Owl 26-062.

Intern Mary released Barn Owl 26-066.

And volunteers Kenny and Janie released American Kestrel 26-099.

Swainson’s Hawk 26-064 was also released near Heppner.

The Education Team was busy this past week. Three classes of third graders visited from La Grande on Thursday and grade school students from Under The Sun School in Pendleton were here Wednesday. 

Five more Barn Owls were admitted after the haystack, along with their nest, was moved. The owlets were a little dehydrated, but otherwise in good condition. After being rehydrated they will join 25 more Barn Owls at the Barn Owl hack site. In the photo below, interns Mary and Sophie use a gavage tube to give one of the Barn Owls oral fluids.

Mary returned to school at Brigham Young University – Idaho shortly after the photo was taken to finish her last term of study where she is majoring in Fisheries, Range and Wildlife Management. BMW is very fortunate to have interns like Mary and Sophie working and learning at the center.