The Week In Review
Michele reports there are 28 young Barn Owls at the Tri-cities Center. Most are large enough to eat a whole mouse so are outside in nest boxes. It must be a record year for voles. The resident male Barn Owl continues to make nightly deliveries of multiple voles to each nest box.
One lone slightly fuzzy young Barn Owl was admitted to the Pendleton Center. It was found in a yard near Echo, Oregon. He appears to be healthy. We will attempt to reunite him with his family.
We had Visitors!
Students and parents from St. Basil Academy in Walla Walla visited this past week. The clouds were ominous, but the rain did not fall as they learned about hawks, owls, eagles, falcons and turkey vultures!
Thank You Toni For Sharing Your Pictures
Amazing photographer Toni Faust sent these photos of the Osprey who are nesting at the east end of Pendleton. This is a good reminder to always pick up loose bailing twine. One Osprey was tangled in the twine...
It was able to get the twine off its leg and the other Osprey picked up the twine and removed it from the nest. Two lucky Osprey! Hopefully they will find no more baling twine to use for nest decorations.
Please, always dispose of used baling twine so nothing gets tangled in it.
You can now visit BMW’s Online Store...
Click on the photo below to visit the store. We are starting out slowly with three different graphics. More options will be added as we learn the ropes. Thank you to Winnie, with help from Samantha and Tricia, for creating the store.
