The old clinic is gone! A small, but mighty remote controlled machine maneuvered the two halves of the double-wide so they could be prepped for the trip to Finley Butte Landfill where the metal will be recycled.

Winnie recruited her friend Dan to take a drone shot of the empty space and future location of the new clinic. Thank you Dan and Winnie!

There were just two admissions this past week. Ring-billed Gull 25-523 had a broken leg and a back injury. The prognosis for recovery was poor and gulls are high risk species for highly pathogenic avian influenza. The bird was euthanized.

We are more hopeful for Northern Pygmy Owl 25-524. At 67 grams, it is one of the tiniest raptors that we see. She(?) has a droopy right wing and a dislocated right scapula. The wing has been immobilized to allow the injury to heal. 

In addition to being very small, these feisty owls are diurnal (hunt during the day), and prey on other birds.  They also appear to have eyes on the back of their head. A handy camouflage mechanism for a small predator.