"When we try to pick out anything by itself,
we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe."
- John Muir
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THIS IS WHY
December was a good month for releases!
On December 10, Chris and Danielle Schley released a red-tailed hawk in Fort Wayne. The bird came to us after a fight with another red-tail. Luckily, her injuries were not too severe, and she didn't have to stay with us very long. She took off almost immediately and flew beautifully from tree to tree. In attendance were the finder and 5 audience members.
On December 28, Chris & Danielle Schley released a young female American Kestrel that came to us after being found freezing on the ground after the recent polar vortex.
Also on December 28, Louie and Lana Lee released a red-tailed hawk in Mongo, IN.
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ENRICHING LIVES
Each week, Soarin' Hawk's Enrichment Team makes "toys" for our educational birds to interact with. We've found, through trial and error, that different birds like different kinds of enrichment. For example, vultures Ehr and Poe seem to like enrichment that requires them to solve a "puzzle" in order to get food. Other birds, like Autumn, our new red-tailed hawk, and Athena, the great-horned owl, enjoy tearing things apart (especially if there's food hidden inside!). For the holiday, Autumn and Athena both made short order of their paper Santas.
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Soarin' Hawk still needs new volunteers desperately! If you like what we do and want to help, you can find descriptions of all the opportunities available
There is a job for everyone who wants to help. We need you!
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CELEBRATING YOUR GENEROSITY
Automotive Hardware Services, S. Cooperman, R. & S. Feezel (in memory of Wendy Sieber), Freeland Family Foundation, R. Juergensen, National Wild Turkey Federation, A. Petrosyan, and A. Zepke
Many, many thanks for your donations!
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DISCOVERY
Scientists have discovered a fossil that shows that what was believed about birds for over a century is wrong. To learn more, go HERE
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ANOTHER BIG "THANK YOU" TO THE FOLKS AT HIXSON SAND & GRAVEL |
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We are so very grateful to the wonderful folks at Hixson Sand & Gravel, who continue to support Soarin' Hawk. Hixson is a family-owned business that's been in business for over 70 years. In addition to sand and gravel, Hixson also carries complementary products, like limestone, and offers drainage culverts, pipes and other related products, as well as topsoil and landscaping materials. Contact them at 260-357-4477. |
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RESERVE A RAPTOR ADVENTURE! |
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Thanks to people like you, we were able to rescue, rehabilitate, and release this beautiful Red-Tailed Hawk. After a few weeks in our facility, she was released in her home territory, to continue life in the wild. Won't you make a donation, so we can help others like her? No contribution is too small!
Your donation is tax deductible.
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