The second week in January finally brought the first three admissions of 2023 to the Pendleton Center. Sadly, we were not able to save any of them. Red-tailed Hawk 23-001 was an adult exhibiting symptoms of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, HPAI. We are unable to successfully treat HPAI so the hawk was humanely euthanized. 

We learned this past week that there is a test for HPAI that can be done in-house. The test kits have been ordered and should arrive in the coming week. 

Rock Dove 23-002 had major chest trauma and was also euthanized due to its poor prognosis.

Red-tailed Hawk 23-003 had likely been struck by a vehicle and had a fractured left ulna. The fracture was very close to the wrist joint virtually ensuring that the hawk would not be able to fly well enough to be released. It also was euthanized. It was a very sad beginning for 2023.

New Admissions Center Update

The news is much more positive for the new Admissions Center. An old mew that had been empty  since the new Education Building was completed was dismantled so its walls, chain link fence panels, could be repurposed.

We picked the least windiest day of the week and finally got the pen apart with no injuries to humans or the fence panels! The panels will be reassembled around the new Admissions Center. Good job deconstruction crew: Winnie, Samantha, Tricia and intern Casey!

BMW’s Education Birds Will Soon Be On Youtube!!!

We are a step closer to being able to view the Education Birds on Youtube. Volunteers Ken and Kirsti (BMW’s Treasurer) Strandberg visited from Portland, bringing a new computer, monitor and more cameras. There are now 11 cameras that can be used to view birds in a variety of locations. Now we need to work the kinks out of the system and learn how to best utilize it. Thank you Ken and Kirsti for all your work!