Different bird, Ray, thank you very much for looking.

I believe that bird is an adult, and is blind in the right eye, the
pupil will not adjust. The bird I brought in is a juvenile, and is not
yet able to be out in the flight aviary.

I am right there with you on funding these places, all of them. And
passing on the information is certainly one way to help them out, these
folks don't advertise much, but they do care for a large number of
injured birds and animals.

One other thing I learned was that she was full of fleas and internal
worms. Apparently this occurs because she was in constant contact with
the ground, and not eating a regular diet, so she became an easy host.
What still amazes me is that outwardly you cannot tell that she is
underweight, skin and bones. The fluffy feathers completely mask that,
so that she doesn't look like "easy prey".

On 12/17/2011 11:10 PM, ray holden wrote:
> When you go to their website and click photos, they have a snowy owl
> as the first pic. Wonder if that is "your" bird? I'm on Olympia but
> I bookmarked their site anyway so I can give the information to
> others. There is a similar organization in Aberdeen. Wish I were
> rich. I'd fund them all over. Please keep us informed. Hope she
> recovers enough to be released by spring. Thanks for caring.
> Ray Holden
> Olympia, WA
>
> Life is for the birds.
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* retief <retief at deweydrive.com>
> *To:* "Name missing - tweeters at u_washington_edu"
> <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 17, 2011 6:58 PM
> *Subject:* [Tweeters] Update on the Injured Snowy Owl from Homeacres
> Road last week
>
> I visited the injured Snowy Owl yesterday at 2nd Chance Wildlife Care
> Center, http://2ndchancewildlifecarecenter.org/. She is now doing
> much better, not eating on her own yet but she sure is taking an
> interest and eating what she is fed with some gusto. The folks at the
> center are pretty sure she was hit as she had a dislocated left foot
> and a very stiff left wing, along with head trauma and concussion
> symptoms. Lots of good massage, great food and care seem to be
> perking her right up. They said that she was nothing but skin and
> bones when she was brought in. It was really nice yesterday to see
> her taking an interest in her surroundings again.
>
> The folks that run the center have a large number of birds they are
> caring for, from several different Owl species, hawks, killdeer,
> pigeons and crows. I was told yesterday of a Bald Eagle that took 13
> months to rehab so that it could return to the wild. I don't know how
> typical that may be, but I sure admire the dedication of the folks
> that do this work.
>
> Having learned what I have from this experience, and seeing how much
> they give and what they need, I will most certainly be supporting
> folks such as this.
>
> And once again, thank you all on this list for having taught me the
> little I now know. It certainly has given me a far greater
> appreciation for what these birds and animals bring to me, the least I
> can do is to give a little bit back.
>
> I will be tracking the progress of this Snowy Owl, and i am sure going
> to feel great when she can be released back to the wild.
>
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> Bill Dewey
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