In Memoriam
It is with deep sadness that I share the news of the death of Bob Tompkins, my husband and partner for 32 years. Without Bob, there would be no Blue Mountain Wildlife. He was always working behind the scene and will be greatly missed.
Special thanks to Winnie, Michele, Laurel, Kenny and Janie for driving me to Spokane and back so I could be with Bob after he was air flighted to Spokane. Thank you also to Samantha for taking care of things in Pendleton while I was gone.
The Collapsed Scavenger Pen Has Been Dismantled
Thank You to Burt and Denise Caffey and Gene and Marilyn Cripe for dismantling and removing the damaged pen. In two days they took down the shade cloth, cut the metal frame into manageable pieces and removed the old lumber. The new frame should arrive by the middle of April along with new siding. Stay tuned! The date for a Rebuild Party will be announced in the newsletter. We can use all hands on deck.
A New Look at Raptor Rehabilitation as a Meaningful Conservation Tool
Join East Cascades Audubon Society for Birder’s Night, March 18, 2021 via Zoom. John Goodell, Northwest Avian Resources, will discuss the preliminary findings of BMW’s Raptor Release Data Analysis and the next steps involved in looking at similar data from across North America. Initial findings indicate rehab centers releasing large numbers of raptors, like BMW, may produce positive population effects for some species and/or mitigate human caused mortality of raptors within discrete areas. The Zoom meeting link
