The Week in Review
Thank you to the volunteers who worked hard all week on a variety of spring cleaning projects at the Pendleton center. Visitors will soon be greeted by native flowers when parking in the newly designated Visitor Parking area.
The new frame arrived to replace the collapsed flight pen. If you have a few hours to spare on Saturday, May 1, we can use your help. Work will begin at 10:00 am. Thank you in advance!
Photos by Adrian
I hope you will enjoy the following photos taken by intern Adrian this past week. Swainson’s Hawk Teddy is a very handsome guy…
I’m not sure American Kestrel 21-076 appreciated our recent rain, but he is flying well in the small flight pen and plans are being made for his release in the coming week…
Despite our best efforts at keeping young Great Horned Owls with their parents, four more owlets were admitted this past week, all from different families. Owl 21-097 was found on the ground in Othello, WA and transported to someone in Soap Lake, WA. After two days of trying to determine the location of the owlet's family, without success, the person in Soap Lake called BMW. Volunteers Kenny, Janie and Chelsea transported the owl to Pendleton.
Great Horned Owls will eat just about anything. This owl was fed Dubia Roaches and mealworms for two days. That is much better than hamburger or steak, but its pretty hard to fill up a one-pound hungry baby owl with insects. This little fluff ball will easily eat 10 or 12 mice a night. A family of Great Horned Owls will consume the equivalent of several thousand mice while raising three or four young… and not charge a dime for their rodent control services!
