Lynn's Journal
July 20 - July 26
American Crow 20-422
An adult Crow was seen roaming a south hill residential area in Pendleton. After nearly a week, good Samaritans were able to capture it. A radiograph left no doubt as to why the Crow could not fly. It had been shot twice. One pellet fractured the left radius, ulna and humerus. …
July 13 - July 19
Downy Woodpeckers 20-283, 20-284, 20-285
These small woodpeckers were admitted on June 17, 2020. Two weighed 14 grams, the third weighed just 7 grams. Their world was turned upside down when the tree containing their nest cavity was cut down. One month later two weighed 25 grams and the third weighed 24 grams. …
July 6 - July 12
Early Occupant
One of the Red-tailed Hawks recently released from a hack box checks out the new display pens.
Business continues to be brisk, but fortunately, July is starting out a little more reasonably than June. This past week almost as many birds were released as were admitted. …
June 29 - July 5
Plastic Bottle Safety Rings and Sticky Wasp traps: Avoidable Hazards
Young Rock Dove (pigeon) 20-328 was brought to the Pendleton Center with a wing injury. What we found was unbelievable. The young bird had somehow gotten tangled in a plastic safety ring as a nestling. …
