Lynn's Journal
May 22 - May 28
Gunshot Swainson’s Hawk 23-093
La Grande ODFW brought an adult Swainson’s Hawk 23-093 to Pendleton. The hawk had been found on the ground, unable to fly, east of La Grande. The only obvious injury was a small laceration on the tip of the right wing. A radiograph made it apparent the hawk had been shot. …
May 15 - May 21
Baby Birds Everywhere
The Tri-Cities Center has been especially busy this week. To manage the large influx of injured and baby birds, not to mention coyotes, we have set up a drop site where people can bring birds at a specified time. Volunteer Gail has been the contact person for the past three days. …
May 8 - May 14
The First Baby Songbirds of the Season
The Pendleton center continues to be fairly slow, although we did admit the first songbird babies of the season. Below is a nestling House Finch. It seems to be doing well. Sadly its 4 siblings did not survive the fall from their nest. …
May 1 - May 7
It’s Baby Owl Season
These 5 Barn Owls were in a hay stack that was being moved. One has a broken leg that is splinted. The other 4 are banded (and color coded so we can easily tell them apart). We are requesting permission to send the banded owls to the Washington center to be hacked with the 50 Barn Owls already there. …
