A week of injured birds was off-set by multiple human visitors. April and Sophie are teaching new intern Ava the routine, including the daily cleaning of bath pans.

Ken and Kirsti, board president and treasurer respectively, are spending a long weekend preparing hardware that will be needed when cameras are installed in the clinic and aviaries.

Board Secretary Alzada and husband Greg brought surplus desks from Blue Mountain Humane Society for the new offices and reception area.

The injured birds had broken bones. American Kestrel 26-291 had multiple fractures in his left wing.

Western Screech Owl 26-292 had a badly damaged right shoulder and broken right wing.

Western Screech Owl 26-293 had a right femur fracture.

American Robin 26-295 had multiple injuries on his left side of his body, including a broken leg and damage to his shoulder and wrist.

Swainson’s Hawk 26-298 had a healed fracture in his left leg. The bone was so poorly aligned that the hawk could not stand.

Releases are always a highlight. Five American Kestrels are now flying free. In the first photo below Tricia removes a window. Then the first Kestrel ventures out.

The next morning one of the kestrels was impatiently waiting for breakfast to be served! It won’t take the little falcons long to figure out how to catch their own food.