Ready for transport

While enjoying the warmth of the heat lamp, this turkey vulture will spend the winter recovering at Dayton Valley Wildlife Reststop.

A sleepy baby Swainson’s Hawk arrived at DVWR.  A very kindly bird lover and member of the Audubon Society found the hawk that had been blown from its nest in Elko and together they drove to Fallon!  Along the way, a Fallon NDOW biologist was able to monitor care & feeding, thank goodness for cell phone…

  Recovered from its injuries, this Sandhill crane was released in wetlands area from which it came.

Aside from the more familiar sparrows, ducks, owls, & hawks, a Eared Grebe is currently in residence.