How the Northern Saw-whet Owl got its name.
So named it is said because one of the calls it makes sounds like a saw being sharpened on a wet stone. The Northern Saw-whet is looking good!
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Baby Season!
A baby Great Horned Owl is receiving care at DVWR along with the bunnies.
Jackrabbit on the mend.
Evelyn placed a splint on the leg of this young jackrabbit to facilitate the healing process. Prognosis is excellent.
Swainson’s on the Mend
Wing wrapped to help heal.
Pronghorn Release!
The orphaned pronghorn fawn that came in early summer was released in good habitat. .
Rare for Nevada
Look what springtime brought to DVWR, a fledgling Saw-whet Owl! Rare for Nevada, Saw-Whet owls are only 8″ tall when full grown.
