Newest arrival at DVWR

 Great Horned Owl Red-tailed Hawk

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

After months and months of care and learning to hunt for themselves numerous owls were released back into the wild.

A sleepy baby Swainson’s Hawk arrived at DVWR.  A very kindly bird lover and member of the Audubon Society found the hawk that had been blown from its nest in Elko and together they drove to Fallon!  Along the way, a Fallon NDOW biologist was able to monitor care & feeding, thank goodness for cell phone…