Nestlings

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

The orphaned young are receiving great care at DVWR.  A Kestrel, 2 Copper’s Hawks and baby bunnies are newest arrivals.  Please remember to make a donation to DVWR for raptor food!  

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.

For  six weeks DVWR  continued to take in hundreds of shorebirds suffering from the botulism outbreak at Carson Lake in Churchill County.  All hands were on deck for the monumental task of caring for the new arrivals.  Additional space was needed so a new flight pen was constructed under Mike’s direction,  Evelyn trained volunteers to…