Lynn's Journal
Feb 18 - Feb 24
Bald Eagle 18-006 is Flying Free
Thank you to Don Sommer for sharing this beautiful photo of the release at McNary Wildlife Refuge in front of a large crowd of well-wishers.
Kathy Criddle captured this amazing photo of the eagle and the telemetry unit that will be used to monitor her for up to a year. …
Feb 11 - Feb 17
Friends of Blue Mountain Wildlife $50,000 Challenge
Blue Mountain Wildlife member Linda Wolcott shares our vision for a state-of-the-art wildlife hospital and environmental education center that will serve the wildlife and people of eastern Oregon and eastern Washington for generations to come.
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Feb 4 - Feb 10
Spring is in the Air… Even though it Looks Like Winter Outside
Red-tailed Hawk 19-026 was found near Baker City, barely able to fly. Volunteer Tara transported him to Pendleton. The young hawk, not quite one year old, had multiple puncture wounds on his chest and back. …
Jan 28 - Feb 3
Northern Goshawk 18-723 Released
After just over two months at BMW, recuperating from a right coracoid (bone in the shoulder) fracture, this male Goshawk was returned to the forest. He wasted no time in flying up to a high branch of a tree, getting his bearings, then flying off through the forest. …