The homeowners had noticed this hawk standing on a post,
the left wing hanging unnaturally. It wouldn’t fly away even
though they got close. It was all fluffed up when I first saw it
so it looked large enough to be a Cooper’s Hawk. I was able to
approach and catch it with out incident. I couldn’t feel a
fracture so I put it in the box and headed home. Upon further
examination, I determined it was a very skinny female Sharp-
shinned hawk. I could still feel no fracture but thought the
wing might be dislocated so I immobilized it. The hawk was a
little more stable after a few days of good food, so I took her
down for an exam and x-ray with Dr. Henderson of Jamestown
Veterinary. She determined it was an older injury with a lot of
bone growth and possibly even some nerve damage. Time will
tell with this one. It might never be able to fly well enough to
hunt again. Sharp-shinned hawks are well known for hunting
birds at bird feeders and need excellent flying skills to be
successful. If the wing doesn’t heal well enough, we can hope
that she decides good easy food is worth life in a cage. If so,
we will try to find an educational program for her to be a part
of.
Laura Murphy
the left wing hanging unnaturally. It wouldn’t fly away even
though they got close. It was all fluffed up when I first saw it
so it looked large enough to be a Cooper’s Hawk. I was able to
approach and catch it with out incident. I couldn’t feel a
fracture so I put it in the box and headed home. Upon further
examination, I determined it was a very skinny female Sharp-
shinned hawk. I could still feel no fracture but thought the
wing might be dislocated so I immobilized it. The hawk was a
little more stable after a few days of good food, so I took her
down for an exam and x-ray with Dr. Henderson of Jamestown
Veterinary. She determined it was an older injury with a lot of
bone growth and possibly even some nerve damage. Time will
tell with this one. It might never be able to fly well enough to
hunt again. Sharp-shinned hawks are well known for hunting
birds at bird feeders and need excellent flying skills to be
successful. If the wing doesn’t heal well enough, we can hope
that she decides good easy food is worth life in a cage. If so,
we will try to find an educational program for her to be a part
of.
Laura Murphy
This is the same squirrel, much older now
and with two good arms. You can’t even tell
one was broken. After the splint came off, he
went to another volunteer and was
incorporated into a cage with two other
squirrels. Once weaned, all three squirrels
were placed in an outdoor cage. He plays
with his two cage mates, climbs the tree in
their cage and is completely capable and
more than ready to be released. We are just
waiting on some warmer nights!
and with two good arms. You can’t even tell
one was broken. After the splint came off, he
went to another volunteer and was
incorporated into a cage with two other
squirrels. Once weaned, all three squirrels
were placed in an outdoor cage. He plays
with his two cage mates, climbs the tree in
their cage and is completely capable and
more than ready to be released. We are just
waiting on some warmer nights!
This Western Screech Owl was hit by a car out Columbia way.
Picked up off the road, it was brought to a veterinarian by caring
people and they called us. It has one pupil that though
responsive remains dilated. This means there is pressure behind
the eye and when he first came in, probably had a bad headache.
We gave him medication to help with the swelling in his head and
offered him food. It took 2 days before he was self–feeding and it’
s taken longer than that for him to get his wits about him. First, he
wouldn’t leave the floor of the hospital cage, even though
different perches were provided. Finally he moved up into the
branches so we moved him down to a flight cage. Problem there
was he would allow me to walk up to him and poke him in the
chest! Not a very good fight or flight instinct. He has yet to clap
his beak at me but now he gets anxious and flies from me when I
approach. Progress! We hope to take him back to Columbia and
release him soon.
Picked up off the road, it was brought to a veterinarian by caring
people and they called us. It has one pupil that though
responsive remains dilated. This means there is pressure behind
the eye and when he first came in, probably had a bad headache.
We gave him medication to help with the swelling in his head and
offered him food. It took 2 days before he was self–feeding and it’
s taken longer than that for him to get his wits about him. First, he
wouldn’t leave the floor of the hospital cage, even though
different perches were provided. Finally he moved up into the
branches so we moved him down to a flight cage. Problem there
was he would allow me to walk up to him and poke him in the
chest! Not a very good fight or flight instinct. He has yet to clap
his beak at me but now he gets anxious and flies from me when I
approach. Progress! We hope to take him back to Columbia and
release him soon.
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This little cutie came in the evening of the
board/volunteer meeting. They believe he was
without mom for 3 days because that's when
they found a dead momma squirrel that
someone had shot. Problem was, he was found
by a dog who chewed on his arm and broke the
radius and ulna. This is the 4th splint wrap Laura
Murphy tried. Hoping its the last!
board/volunteer meeting. They believe he was
without mom for 3 days because that's when
they found a dead momma squirrel that
someone had shot. Problem was, he was found
by a dog who chewed on his arm and broke the
radius and ulna. This is the 4th splint wrap Laura
Murphy tried. Hoping its the last!
New and Updated Stories
The story below on the left has been here but has come to an amazing conclusion. Read both stories to
see what has happened since posting the photo and article as well as some of the other new postings. It
is such a joy to see what Rosewolf along with our volunteers and the many concerned citizens who love
and care for our wildlife can and will do for the wildlife in our area that can become very dependant on us
for their survival.
see what has happened since posting the photo and article as well as some of the other new postings. It
is such a joy to see what Rosewolf along with our volunteers and the many concerned citizens who love
and care for our wildlife can and will do for the wildlife in our area that can become very dependant on us
for their survival.
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Some might think this as only a squirrel. But we see it and the others
as our responsibility. Lives within our reach, saved.
as our responsibility. Lives within our reach, saved.
This turkey vulture was
transferred to us from Stanislaus
Wildlife Care Center for time in our
flight cage. It had been shot
(illegal) which resulted in broken
bones in the wing. Now healed, it
needs to strengthen the flight
muscles again. It is doing quite
well, can reach the high perch and
with a few more weeks of
conditioning, should be able to be
released.
transferred to us from Stanislaus
Wildlife Care Center for time in our
flight cage. It had been shot
(illegal) which resulted in broken
bones in the wing. Now healed, it
needs to strengthen the flight
muscles again. It is doing quite
well, can reach the high perch and
with a few more weeks of
conditioning, should be able to be
released.
