All ages arrive at DVWR

Using a red headlamp to preserve her and bird’s night vision, Evelyn tube fed dehydrated and starving Ibis & Avocets late into the night.   A small percentage  survived the botulism outbreak at Carson Lake and Stillwater near Fallon that killed thousands of birds.  The ones in Evelyn’s care are weak, yet some are beginning to…

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…

Look what springtime brought to DVWR, a fledgling Saw-whet Owl! Rare for Nevada, Saw-Whet owls are only 8″ tall when full grown.

This Swenson’s Hawk has an injured leg but making a remarkable recovery.

The orphaned pronghorn fawn that came in early summer was released in good habitat. .