After months of constant care they successfully took their leave.

This baby hawk is receiving care at DVWR. Growing strong day by day.

Injured in a collision with a semi-truck  this Golden Eagle appears to be making a good comeback.

Great horned owl babies are growing fast  and although not readily seen in the image a young hummingbird is the

smallest guest at DVWR.

A Great Horned Owl baby is at DVWR along with some very young jackrabbits.

All are doing well.

This baby Great Horned Owl is recovering at DVWR after being blown out of the

nest during a storm and sustaining an eye injury.  Prognosis very good!

A good Samaritan brought in a Red-tail Hawk found standing by the side of the road.  Evelyn determined the injuries, which luckily were minor.  The raptor then did a  quick recovery at DVWR and released into the Nevada sky!

For  six weeks DVWR  continued to take in hundreds of shorebirds suffering from the botulism outbreak at Carson Lake in Churchill County.  All hands were on deck for the monumental task of caring for the new arrivals.  Additional space was needed so a new flight pen was constructed under Mike’s direction,  Evelyn trained volunteers to assist with the immediate hydration & then feeding needs. With this specialized care many of the birds showed signs of recovery,  gained strength and were on their feet!  Many thanks to the onsite feeding volunteers, those who  drove 120 miles roundtrip from Fallon to Dayton Valley Wildlife Reststop bringing the suffering birds in for care, and those who coordinated and sent donations for feeding supplies.  When Evelyn determined the birds were strong enough, they were released in different wetland areas well away from Carson Lake.

Using a red headlamp to preserve her and bird’s night vision, Evelyn tube fed dehydrated and starving Ibis & Avocets late into the night.   A small percentage  survived the botulism outbreak at Carson Lake and Stillwater near Fallon that killed thousands of birds.  The ones in Evelyn’s care are weak, yet some are beginning to thrive.  DVWR needs a boost of donations to purchase food and supplies.  More birds are arriving daily.  Please consider mailing a donation to DVWR.  Call Evelyn at 775-246-0470.

American Kestrels are fledging now and sometimes they need some extra help
like this young one.  They eat spiders, moths, cicadas and grasshoppers to name
just a small portion of their diet, which is a good reason not to spray pesticides.
Mike and the kestrel exchange information at intake.