Baby Great Horned Owl
Spring brings new life to DVWR.
Photo of rescued baby Great Horned Owl
at just a few days old and then 10 days later
looking well-fed and growing!

Spring brings new life to DVWR.
Photo of rescued baby Great Horned Owl
at just a few days old and then 10 days later
looking well-fed and growing!
Many thanks to Girl Scout Troop 317! The hard-working troop designed, raised money for materials, built & set-up a new flight pen. Troop Leaders Lesli Spears and Robin Fowler with Scouts Emma, Neva, Lauren, Page, Hailey, Soleil, Raechel, Lexi, Sophia and Katrina did a remarkable job and the first resident settled right in.
2014 was a busy time at Dayton Valley Wildlife Reststop including rehabilitation and release of hawks, owls, and a badger!
Four young Barn Owls that had received care at DVWR were deemed healthy and old enough to be released at various locations around the Fallon area. Owls are nocturnal so their release took place at night.
An open neck wound on the grebe is healing nicely. Before flight, the hawk chatted with Evelyn.
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.