Swainson’s on the Mend

After a return to health at DVWR, this Red-tailed Hawk made a quick exit!  

While enjoying the warmth of the heat lamp, this turkey vulture will spend the winter recovering at Dayton Valley Wildlife Reststop.

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…

While at DVWR this baby owl will be fed a specialized diet to strengthen bones.

An open neck wound on the grebe is healing nicely. Before flight, the hawk chatted with Evelyn.