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!
During an overnight rainstorm a large cottonwood tree fell across a swiftly flowing ditch in Fallon. The next morning a passing bicyclist noticed a injured hawk on the downed tree and notified Department of Wildlife. The responding biologist while cautiously balancing across the tree over the still flowing ditch, retrieved a Swainson’s Hawk. At first…
A cat raided a rabbit’s nest. Hopefully this 9 day old cottontail, with eyes still closed, will grow strong & then when old enough be returned to the wild.
This Swenson’s Hawk has an injured leg but making a remarkable recovery.
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.