Sandhilll Crane

For safety reasons, the power company removed a Red-tailed Hawk Nest and quickly brought it Evelyn.  Two hatched in good health!

Evelyn assessed just a short stay at DVWR for this young hawk. Possibly stunned from a window strike, proper nutrition will boost the hawk’s strength and flying skills in preparation for release.  

American Kestrels are fledging now and sometimes they need some extra help like this young one.  They eat spiders, moths, cicadas and grasshoppers to name just a small portion of their diet, which is a good reason not to spray pesticides. Mike and the kestrel exchange information at intake.

This baby Great Horned Owl is recovering at DVWR after being blown out of the nest during a storm and sustaining an eye injury.  Prognosis very good!

Healthy and strong the Red-shouldered hawk took to the skies today.

This goose & her goslings were rescued by Evelyn and Mike from atop a two story building. The roof had a wall surrounding it prohibiting the goose from leading her babies to the water, not to mention the long drop to the ground! No small task for the rescuers to climb a ladder, corral the…