Raven recovers at new PROWLS flight cage
This raven arrived at PROWLS in October 2018 with avian pox, weak and almost blind. Both claws and eyes were covered with crusty lesions. Six… Read More »Raven recovers at new PROWLS flight cage
This raven arrived at PROWLS in October 2018 with avian pox, weak and almost blind. Both claws and eyes were covered with crusty lesions. Six… Read More »Raven recovers at new PROWLS flight cage
Most birds that recover from window or windshield crashes are released in a few days. Recovering from cat attacks requires one to two weeks, involving… Read More »PROWLS releases long-term visitors
Chocolate brown with a speckled breast, this young fox sparrow was doing the “funky chicken” in a driveway. With the changing seasons and moving sunlight,… Read More »Fox sparrow recovers from concussion at PROWLS
Only rarely do fawns need human help. The mothers have to forage for food and can be gone for up to six hours. During this… Read More »PROWLS reminds residents to leave fawns alone
POISON VICTIM: It was a cold, wet morning when a walker along Willingdon Beach trail called Powell River Orphaned Wildlife Society about an eagle just… Read More »PROWLS sends eagle to Delta for poisoning treatment
NERVOUS BY NATURE: Coming down from the north when the weather gets too cold, the shy varied thrush is totally ignorant of the dangers within… Read More »Quintet of varied thrushes recover at PROWLS
DEATH GRIP: Two eagles were recently found locked together in a ditch in Lund. Local conservation officer Andrew Anaka called Powell River Orphaned Wildlife Society… Read More »PROWLS helps conservation officer separate fighting eagles
FAMILIAR SIGHT: Flying at high speed, this dark-eyed junco crashed hard into a window and was knocked unconscious. It was picked up by a human… Read More »Groggy dark-eyed junco receives care at PROWLS
This one-year-old bobcat, nicknamed “Puzzle” by the team at Northern Lights Wildlife Society in Smithers, was flown back to Powell River and released on Friday,… Read More »Agencies work together as team to rehab and release bobcat
ROAD RASH: From a western grebe’s point of view high in the sky, the wet asphalt road far below probably looked like a river and… Read More »PROWLS frees western grebe from bushes south of town
TRAUMATIZED SURVIVOR: Almost lost in a cat’s mouth, this tiny and traumatized golden-crowned kinglet with a broken wing huddled in the corner of a small… Read More »PROWLS provides shelter for injured golden-crowned kinglet
STARVING INVADER: Found in a chicken coop being beaten up by an outraged rooster, this starving red-tailed hawk had just killed and eaten a hen.… Read More »PROWLS facilitates transfer of red-tailed hawk to OWL in Delta
NEEDING NURTURE: Encouraged by our early spring, an Anna’s hummingbird laid her first clutch of eggs in mid-January. Three weeks later, when the temperature had… Read More »PROWLS teaches hummingbird with hypothermia to eat
POISON VICTIM: The most recent barred owl arriving at Powell River Orphaned Wildlife Society was a victim of rat poisoning, suffering the very same symptoms… Read More »PROWLS sends poisoned owl to Orphan Wildlife Rehabilitation Society in Delta
WATER RESCUE: This trumpeter swan was sitting very still beside Cranberry Lake in Lindsay Park. It did not even move when dogs came by, but… Read More »PROWLS attempts to save trumpeter swan
The eagles started early this year. As mating season approaches, territorial battles begin over established nests and private eagle property. These fights are ferocious, often… Read More »PROWLS sends injured eagle to facility in Delta
TINY BUT TOUGH: Three hours after crashing into a residential window then flying off, this northern saw-whet owl returned to the same house and flew… Read More »Northern saw-whet owl day enjoys feast at PROWLS
The visual size of a barred owl (48 centimetres, wingspan 107 centimetres) is misleading. It is mostly feathers with a small body hidden within. For… Read More »Barred owl spends day at PROWLS after collision with window
AGILE HAWK: This young sharp-shinned hawk, able to turn tight corners in flight as it pursues its prey, crashed hard against a window and was… Read More »Injured hawk recovers PROWLS before trip to Delta
This tiny northern pygmy owl was hit by a car near the Gibson’s Beach turnoff north of Powell River. Out cold and lying in the… Read More »PROWLS helps northern pygmy owl regain appetite
TAIL LIKE A SAIL: Suffering a deep puncture to the abdomen from a cat, this wounded Wilson’s snipe was on antibiotics for eight days at… Read More »Wilson’s snipe hides out at PROWLS