Rescue

Story via Volunteer Mary Koher: I was out and about this afternoon when Bob called me asking if I could get another bird. This one was sitting against the barrier wall between the east and westbound traffic on the I69 / HWY 14 overpass; it was in the westbound lane. Knowing that area I was a bit concerned for my safety in trying to retrieve the bird as that is a very high traffic area and if it were still on the overpass there is really no safe place in which to pull over. I asked Bob if he could call the Fort Wayne police department to see if they could send an officer to assist with traffic...Read more

Story via Volunteer Mary Koher: I was out and about when I received a call from Bob stating that a lady had just picked up a hawk on Hillegas Road and he wondered if I could meet up with her. I met her in the parking lot of the Three Rivers Wesleyan Church which is just down the way from where she found the bird standing off to the side of the road. She indicated to me that she thought it was a juvenile as there was another hawk soaring in the air above screaming at her! She did not have any gloves and unfortunately was taloned while rescuing it. She didn’t have a box so she just put the bird...Read more

Via Volunteer Mary Koher: It has been a busy time for Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control in picking up raptors for us. We got a call today where they found this juvenile red tail hawk just standing in someone’s back yard in the northeast part of the city. I picked up the hawk from their facility and transported it to Dr. Funnell at our ICU. The eyes were reactive and the wings, legs and talons all appeared normal. It was very thin, however, so it must have been down on the ground for some time. It was given subcutaneous fluids and was tube fed carnivore care, which is a liquid food supplement...Read more

Via Volunteer Louie Lee: On July 17, 2018, Jeffe was driving home from a fishing trip with his children. Near the intersection of CR 425 W. and 50 N., they found an adult Red-tailed Hawk, feeding on road kill. The hawk refused to fly and its right wing appeared to droop. Jeffe easily contained the bird and took it home, where I met him. I could not find obvious injuries. The keel was thin probably a 1-2. It was alert and aware of its surroundings. I explained what we do to the five or six children that were very interested in our group, the oldest being about eight. I also identified a Flat...Read more

Via volunteer Beau: I received a call around 6:20 p.m. Thursday July 5, that a red-tailed hawk had been sitting under a tree at a local business all afternoon, in the same spot, appearing never to have moved. I arrived at 6:40 p.m. to see the bird quietly sitting under a tree. I grabbed a small sheet out of the carrier, slowly I walked towards the bird. The bird moved approximately 2 feet in front of me and stopped; at that point I was able to drape the sheet over his back, take hold of him, and place him in the carrier. He remained calm during the ride to ICU. Immediately I took him to the...Read more

This immature Cooper's Hawk was found running on the ground. It is not old enough to fly, but is what we call a brancher. Its wing and tail feathers are half-way in. At this time it would venture out of the nest, sit on a branch and practice flapping its wings. It probably fell off the branch as it exercised. We always prefer parents to raise the young. But no parents could be found, so we kept the baby. He will be raised with as little human contact as possible to keep him from being acclimated to humans (he is too old to be actually imprinted on humans). Thanks to Jacob, a Conservation...Read more

Story via Volunteer Lisa Yates : Hi everyone!! My name is “FRITZ” and I am a Barred Owl. I had a little accident I would like to tell you about. I live on Till Road in a very wooded area. Several of my family live around me as well. I went for a little grocery shopping on Sunday and unfortunately I went after a frog and this truck hit me as I went to grab the frog. WOW!! What a ride I took. I do not remember much except for the landing in the weeds. They were soft but very wet from the rain. Next thing I remember was waking up and hearing cars and trucks zooming by me on Fritz Road. I could...Read more