Swainson’s Hawk is making a good recovery

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

The orphaned pronghorn fawn that came in early summer was released in good habitat. .

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

The Swainson’s hawk arrived at DVWRS as a malnourished youngster.  Under Evelyn’s care for months, the raptor was then ready to be returned to Fallon. One of the DVWRS volunteers did the release.  

Healthy and strong the Red-shouldered hawk took to the skies today.

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!