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Eastern
Sierra Wildlife Care
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This is one of about 8 young hummingbirds who needed ESWC's help during the summer of 2008. We were successful in releasing all but 2.
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With a powerful wingbeat, our juvenile Great Blue Heron takes off for his second chance at a wild, free existence.
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An orphaned Western Meadowlark youngster watches as one of his California Quail cagemates takes a dustbath. They were all successfully released.
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This young Red-tailed Hawk left his nest in Hammil Valley just a little too early. He spent a few days at ESWC working on his perching and flight skills before being returned to his nest tree where he was greeted joyfully by his lonely sibling.
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This juvenile Great Blue Heron was thin and weak when rescued by ESWC volunteer Mike Lee from a yard in Crowley Lake. Fortunately, he had no injuries; he just needed to regain his weight and strength before being released.
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These two young Say's Phoebes were released during Baby Season 2008.
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Karma, our new "Wildlife Ambassador," gets a flying lesson in early 2008. This Red-tailed Hawk was admitted to ESWC in June of 2007 suffering from spinal trauma and heat prostration with some secondary brain damage. Found in suspicious circumstances in the desert in Fish Lake Valley, it appeared that this bird had been in a captive situation, probably taken illegally from his nest as a downy chick. His long rehabilitation--it took him 9 months to begin to eat on his own--included flight training by ESWC volunteer and master falconer Janice Meredith. Although Karma can fly, his flight and hunting skills are not sufficient for survival as a free bird. He has taken the place of the our late and much-loved education Prairie Falcon, Cruiser, and has been visiting classrooms and community events.
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