Lynn's Journal
Feb 19 - 25
Enrichment Is Fun For Everyone
We had another quiet week which means there is lots of time for extra cleaning. Samantha and Effie took a break on a snow day to make a snowman for the Scavenger Pen.
They carefully carried it out to the Scavenger Pen.
Daryl was either very unimpressed, or (more likely) soaking up some sunshine.
…Feb 12 - Feb 18
Thank You Lost And Found Youth
Middle and high school students from Lost And Found Youth used part of there No School Day on Friday to do some early spring cleaning at BMW. What an energetic bunch! Thank you guys for making short work of a large pile of trash.
…Feb 5 - Feb 11
Northern Goshawk 18-022
Volunteer Valerie responded to a call regarding an injured hawk in West Richland. She was expecting it to be a Red-tailed Hawk or possibly a Cooper’s Hawk so was surprised to find an adult Northern Goshawk.
Unfortunately, an exam and radiograph found the hawk had been shot, the fifth gunshot bird admitted this year. …
Jan 29 - Feb 4
Golden Eagle 18-019
On Tuesday, a Golden Eagle was found near Baker City displaying classic signs of lead poisoning. She was sitting on a pile of coyote carcasses, on her hocks with her feet clenched, unable to stand. The coyotes had been trapped, shot, skinned and their carcasses discarded. …