GET READY!
WE'RE HAVING AN AUCTION!
Mark your calendars! From September 15 at 12:01am until 6pm September 25, we're having an auction on Facebook. Click the link below to see a small selection of the items. We'll be updating the page early this week and forward, so check back often.
We have some special and unusual (but cool) items, like a pizza oven and a team photo of the Kelly Cup Champion Fort Wayne Komets, autographed by the players. Like or follow the Facebook page below so you don't miss anything. Spread the word!
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SOON-TO-BE EAGLE SCOUT HELPS BARN OWLS |
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Seventeen-year-old Jake Straub, a Life Scout about to attain his Eagle rank with Troop 84, recently constructed then donated four barn owl boxes to Soarin’ Hawk, which we will install around our prairie. Barn owls are considered an endangered species in Indiana, mostly due to habitat loss. They are extremely beneficial to farmers and city dwellers alike. Thank you, Jake, for helping protect the Barn Owls!
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THIS IS WHY
Watch the releases:
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"There are always flowers for those who want to see them."
-Henri Matisse
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RESCUE OF THE MONTH - 07012021 RTHA (Red-Tailed Hawk)
by Mary Koher
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A call came in to the rescue line from two brothers who witnessed a red-tailed hawk getting “rolled” by a speeding car that had passed them. The hawk was eating some road kill along side of the road and the car had plenty of time to avoid hitting it, but did not attempt to slow down. The brothers thought for sure that the hawk was killed, but were surprised when it rolled out from under the car. They placed the hawk off to the side of the road into the grass and when they returned, it was still there. At that point they gathered it up and placed it in a box and called us.
They were between Berne and Bluffton, IN when I spoke with them so I met them on the south side of Decatur to pick up the bird. When I arrived I opened the box to find a quiet but alert adult red-tailed hawk that had some blood around the left eye but otherwise appeared to be surprisingly uninjured on the outside. I gave them some Soarin’ Hawk literature and then headed back to Huntertown where the triage team was waiting.
Sue triaged the hawk and found that it did have blood on the orbital ridge, an abrasion on the cere and beak, a small open wound on the left wrist, and a small wound on the left metacarpal. The next day the bird was anesthetized and was found to have bruising on the spine and right elbow and a possible right eye injury. It was given pain meds and fluids on admission and it continues to receive the same along with food. It will need plenty of time to rest and recuperate but with the trauma it endured, we are hoping that it does not have any internal injuries and will make a full recovery.
Please, please remember: If you find an injured bird or animal, you give them the best chance at survival by contacting a DNR-permitted rehabber as soon as possible. By law, you may keep the injured animal for only 24 hours. While you search for a rehab, do not hold or pet the animal, and do not feed or give it water. Just put it in a box in quiet place, away from activity and noise. If you have difficulty finding a licensed rehab for a non-raptor, call the Soarin' Hawk rescue line (260-241-0134) and we will help you try to find someone.
UPDATE ON LAST MONTH'S FEATURED RESCUE - Osprey 05242021 OSPR - Sadly, the osprey's injuries became necrotic, and he had to be humanely euthanized. Sometimes all we do just isn't enough.
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CELEBRATING YOUR GENEROSITY
Thanks to
A. Aldrich, A. Culley, L. Neher, B. Norton, T. Rice, R. Simpson, C. Sutliff, M. Voors
. . . and thanks to the donors who give each and every month.
S. Bowman, P. Davich, L. Dearing, B. Fisher, M. & D. Freed, S. McInnis, L. Ostergren, E. Wilson, A. Zepke
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A SPECIAL NOTE FROM GIGI,
OUR VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
Hello everyone!
We are starting up again with small orientations. Please contact me for more info on volunteering with Soarin’ Hawk.
Stay well!
Gigi Stewart, Volunteer Coordinator
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A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A COOPER'S HAWK
A special Coop's first year.
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NO WORDS (but do you see it?) |
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Why is This Eagle's Tail Green?
Birds, raptors included, do their #1 and #2 business via a single exit called the cloaca. So what you see is a mix of waste products. As for why it's white, that's all part of how birds process nitrogen waste in an effort to conserve water.
While most mammals convert the bulk of nitrogen waste to urea, birds primarily convert it to uric acid. This chemical process does require more energy, but it conserves water. This is the white part of the waste that you see (and then grumpily scrub off the hood of your car).
Bonus fact: We call raptor waste a "mute" and changes to their mute can be a health indicator. For example, a side effect of lead poisoning in bald eagles is a green mute. So if their waste is green or we find green staining on their tail feathers, it points to an eagle suffering from lead poisoning.
~Thanks to the University of Minnesota Raptor Center
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A VERY SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU!
Experience Your Very Own Raptor Adventure!
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Thanks to people like you, we were able to rescue, rehabilitate, and release this beautiful Snowy Owl. After a few weeks in our facility, she was released in Michigan, in order to give her a bit of help in her long migration north. 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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