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Helping Wildlife Recover
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.
A cat raided a rabbit’s nest. Hopefully this 9 day old cottontail, with eyes still closed,
will grow strong & then when old enough be returned to the wild.
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 glance a rotated fracture of the wrist seemed to be the injury. Yes, on a bird it’s called a wrist! Examined later by Evelyn at DVWR, her trained eye determined there was no fracture but the wing had twisted at the wrist and caught back over the elbow, and yes, it’s called an elbow! Evelyn expertly manipulated the wing back into place. After a few days of flight exercise and care at DVWR, the bird was released at the same place in Fallon. The hawk quickly flew to a nearby cottonwood where a second Swainson’s Hawk suddenly emerged. The two then circled high in the air and exchanged social calls. Because they are believed to be a mated pair, it was fortunate the two reunited so quickly during this incubating and hatching season. A wonderful success story in the bird rehabbing world!!
Please consider sending a donation to Dayton Valley Wildlife Reststop for the ongoing care of Nevada’s wildlife.
A baby Great Horned Owl is receiving care at DVWR along
with the bunnies.
This time they built and installed feeding stations for the flight pens. Their hard work included covering the platforms with astro turf and of course some artistic designs on the base! Much appreciation for the troops hard work and continued efforts at DVWR.
