Hello,
Sadly, the PAWS wildlife rehab center in McCleary will be closing next
month. The closest one in the South Sound area will be Lynnwood.
Valerie Anderson
Olympia
----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Swift <swift at xsat.com>
To: <godwit at worldnet.att.net>; <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 1:05 AM
Subject: Re: injured Peregrine Falcon


> In case someone has not responded to you privately here is what I suggest
> you do. It may be a good reference to anyone else that rescues a
> injured\orphaned wild animal.
>
> Take the falcon ASAP to a PAWS facility, first thing in the morning.
Don't
> feed it or give it water. If it has internal damage which you should not
be
> the judge of, allowing it to ingest food could hurt it. Make sure there
is
> some sort of heating source (local) like a small heating pad so the falcon
> can regulate its own heat. Keep all disturbances away from the bird e.g.
> dogs, cats, people, everything. Place the cage in a well ventilated
space.
> Cover the cage when you transport the falcon to PAWS to keep it calm, they
> prefer flying to driving. Don't get pulled over, it is illegal to possess
a
> wild falcon and you will have some explaining to do. Try to avoid handling
> the injured raptor. There are two places to turn over the bird. One in
> Lynnwood and one in McCleary.
>
> http://www.paws.org/about/contact/location/index.html
>
> McCleary
> Street address
> 1393 Mox-Chehalis Road
> McCleary, WA 98557
> 360-495-3337
>
> OWC Hours
> April - September
> Sunday thru Saturday - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
>
> October - March
> Sunday thru Saturday - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
>
> Lynwood:
> Street address
> Progressive Animal Welfare Society
> 15305 44th Ave. West
> Lynnwood, WA 98037
> 425-787-2500
>
> Wildlife Hours
> April - September
> Sunday thru Saturday - 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
>
> October - March
> Sunday thru Saturday - 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ruth Sullivan" <godwit at worldnet.att.net>
> To: <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 6:56 PM
> Subject: Falcated Duck and injured Peregrine Falcon
>
>
> > Hello Tweets,
> >
> > Today my mother and I ventured north taking advantage of the good
weather
> to
> > attempt to relocate the FALCATED DUCK near Samish Island,after hearing
> that
> > it was last seen flying over the dike towards Padilla Bay after 3:30pm
on
> > the 21st by a few observers as noted on the latest Birdbox transcription
> > onto Tweeters. Communication among birders on the 22nd and 23rd could
have
> > been better, but our efforts paid off upon our third attempt.We gained
> > access to the dike bordering Padilla Bay immediately west of the West 90
> > ponds parking lot where the male Falcated Duck was well observed at 1pm
> > offshore in our Leica spotting scope swimming mainly by itself, but near
a
> > small flock of Am.Wigeon and observed for 20 minutes before flying off
to
> > the north. The bird could not be relocated after 1:22pm,despite a walk
> along
> > the dike as far north as the Padilla Bay Greenhouse and a fairly quality
> > search through good numbers of Am.Wigeon close to shore. The male
Falcated
> > Duck was immediately located by the noticeably larger,stockier structure
> > compared to the nearby Am.Wigeons with minor details and features noted
in
> > our binoculars, then ALL the main key features were observed during the
20
> > minute observation, but the bird never came inshore more than 20 yards
in
> > the fairly rough water during our visit, but views of the bird were
still
> > good. We thank Keith Brady upon his personal information regarding his
> > experience of the Falcated Duck that was noted at Tofino on Vancouver
> Island
> > in January 1995,mainly telling us that the bird was observed on
saltwater.
> > Other species noted during our visit at the West 90 ponds and
associating
> > dike included:
> >
> > 1 male Common Teal
> > 42+ Eurasian Wigeons
> > 1 "Harlan's"Red-tailed Hawk
> > 5 Rough-legged Hawks(4 light-morph birds,1 dark-morph bird)
> > 1 adult Peregrine Falcon
> > 26 Savannah Sparrows
> > 3 Lincoln's Sparrows
> >
> >
> > We started our day in Blaine at 8:45am along Marine Drive, where weather
> > conditions were very calm and the sky clear and sunny. We observed the
> > first-year YELLOW-BILLED LOON at 9am at the west end of Marine Drive at
> the
> > mouth of Drayton Harbor amongst 12 Common Loons and up to 92 Pacific
Loons
> > offshore,presumably the same individual observed by Marv Breece,Jack
> Kitner
> > and others most recently. Other highlights along Marine Drive during our
> > visit included:
> >
> > 12 Red-throated Loons
> > 7 Eared Grebes
> > 28+ Long-tailed Ducks(Oldsquaw)
> > 1 Marbled Godwit(observed from Marine City Park foraging on the exposed
> > mudflats)
> >
> > We continued south heading towards the Samish Flats and rescued a
immature
> > Peregrine Falcon along Cook Rd., after it was chased by a Common Raven
> then
> > hit a high trailer and was immediately grounded. The bird appeared
stunned
> > and obtained some partial bleeding, but we felt compelled to rescue the
> > bird, as it would have easily been struck by another vehicle on the
road.
> We
> > attempted to locate and deliver the bird to Bud Anderson at his
residence
> > near the town of Bow, but he was unavailable and out of town. We
obtained
> a
> > large enough box to hold the bird, hoping to help the bird partially
> recover
> > as it seemed to help and the bird kept quite all day,until we arrived
home
> > in Tacoma and placed the bird in a large cage. We are unfamiliar in what
> > exactly to feed this bird, as it seems to have greatly recovered, but it
> > could have internal injuries unseen. The bird is very alert and wary of
> our
> > closeness, and does not show any physical injuries upon it's structure.
We
> > think the bird is physically healthy, but should be checked by a
> > professional.
> >
> >
> > Good birding,
> >
> > Ruth and Patrick Sullivan
> > GODWIT at worldnet.att.net
> >
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