Lynn's Journal
July 24 - July 30
They Grow Up So Fast
Most of our baby birds are grown and flying. We returned an American Crow to its family east of Pendleton, then traveled La Grande to release a Robin…
The next stop was Ladd Marsh to release a Swainson’s Hawk who had been shot near Union. …
July 17 - July 23
Young Swainson’s Hawk Reunited With Family
After using acetone to remove pitch from the young hawk’s feathers, he was placed in a tree next to the pitch producing pine tree where had come from. You might wonder why we would do that? His parents (in my view) are much better equipped to teach him how to be a successful Swainson’s Hawk than we humans. …
July 10 - July 16
The Week In Review
Daily temperatures are hovering around 100 these days, so I guess I shouldn’t refer to them as extreme, but rather typical July temperatures. We are rotating several sprinklers in and around the various flight pens and mews to provide some evaporative cooling for the birds.
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July 3 - July 9
A Week of Extremes
We have had several days of extreme heat. It's been extremely dry, with no rain in sight and baby birds that are extremely small, 2 gram hummingbirds, and very large, a 2,000 gram Raven. The hummingbirds are in an incubator in the main clinic.
…June 26 - July 2
The Week In Review
A Barn Owl nest was discovered when the tarp covering the haystack was removed. The owlets were brought to the Pendleton center. There were 9 owlet’s (one was just coming out of its shell) and an egg. Like other raptors, Barn Owls lay their eggs at intervals of two or three days. …
