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Eastern Screech-Owlet #14-0774

On May 19, an Eastern Screech-Owlet was rescued in Albemarle County. The nestling was trapped in a tree cavity in a pile of logs after a stand of trees was cut. A logger observed the young owl in the hollow of a tree in the pile and noticed that the owl’s foot appeared stuck. The rescuer used heavy equipment to move the logs, working carefully for two hours to free the young owl. Following the dramatic rescue, the logger transported the owlet to the Wildlife Center, where the bird was admitted as patient #14-0774.

Wood Turtle #14-1495

On June 30, a Wood Turtle was admitted to the Wildlife Center of Virginia. The turtle was being tracked in West Virginia by a graduate student with Ohio University, as a part of an ongoing Wood Turtle study with the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, and the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.

Mallard #14-1007

On June 1, an adult male Mallard was rescued from a park in Rockingham County. The duck was badly injured after he was hit with a shovel by a child in the park, which potentially caused the injury. The Mallard was admitted to the Wildlife Center as patient #14-1007.

Common Loon #14-1634

On July 14, a juvenile Common Loon was admitted to the Wildlife Center after it was found down next to a body of water in Rockbridge County. Normally at this time of year, loons are found in Canada and in neighboring United States and are typically not found this far south. Dr. Helen Ingraham, the Center’s veterinary fellow, performed the initial exam on the loon. During the exam, the loon was quiet and minimally responsive. Dr. Helen noted the bird was very thin, dehydrated, and had some broken primary feathers on the left wing.

Golden Eagle #14-1579

On July 8, the Wildlife Center received an unusual patient admission – an immature Golden Eagle that was found in Goochland County. The eastern population of Golden Eagles spends the breeding season in Canada; Golden Eagles are typically only found in Virginia in the winter -- in the western mountainous part of the state. In early 2011, the Center treated and released a Golden Eagle after it was fitted with a transmitter; website visitors were able to "watch” the bird migrate north in March.

Gray Treefrog #14-1250

On Sunday, June 15, a Staunton resident caught several children in her neighborhood attempting to break a treefrog’s legs. She rescued the frog and called the Wildlife Center; a volunteer transporter drove the small Gray Treefrog to the Wildlife Center that same afternoon.

Gray Foxes #13-0321 and #13-0322

On April 4, 2013, two Gray Fox kits were admitted to the Wildlife Center as patients #13-0321 and #13-0322. Their den was located at a home construction site, and the two kits were separated from their mother due to the construction. A neighbor rescued the fox kits and brought them to the Wildlife Center.

Bald Eagle #14-0144

On March 7, a sub-adult Bald Eagle was found down on the ground at an airport in Newport News, Virginia. Personnel at the airport were able to safely contain the bird; volunteer transporters drove the injured bird to the Wildlife Center that same day.

Black Vulture #14-0153

For two days in mid-March, passersby noticed a Black Vulture along route 29 in Charlottesville. The vulture appeared distressed and unable to fly, and it was suspected that bird had been hit by a car. A local wildlife rehabilitator rescued the bird and transported the patient to the Wildlife Center of Virginia. The vulture was admitted on March 14 as patient #14-0153.

Bald Eagle #14-0351

On April 19, two Bald Eagles were seen fighting in Lancaster County, Virginia. A day later, one of the eagles was found lying in a ditch, half submerged in water. The eagle was rescued and taken to a permitted rehabilitator. The bird was transferred to the Wildlife Center on April 21.

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