They Arrived as Babies and are Released as Adults!
After months and months of care and learning to hunt for themselves numerous owls were released back into the wild.
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One More Baby
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…
Peregrine Falcon
A bit of history on the raptor — Peregrine Falcons were nearly wiped out from pesticide poisoning in eastern North America during the middle of the 20th century, the Peregrine made a come back through the captive breeding efforts of professional falconers.
Swainson’s Hawk is making a good recovery
This Swenson’s Hawk has an injured leg but making a remarkable recovery.
Recovery & Releases at DVWR
An open neck wound on the grebe is healing nicely. Before flight, the hawk chatted with Evelyn.
An “EGG-citing time”
For safety reasons, the power company removed a Red-tailed Hawk Nest and quickly brought it Evelyn. Two hatched in good health!
Short-eared Owl
Seen in the daytime more often than other owls, it was a brief stay for this Short-eared Owl.