Wild Bird Rescue, Inc., serves twelve Texas counties by receiving birds from Texas Parks and Wildlife, Animal Control, Humane Societies, Police Departments, Sheriff's Departments, area businesses, and concerned individuals. We have received over 8,500 birds since the year 2001. We rescue wild birds, rehabilitate them, and then release them back into the wild.



Thursday, February 3, 2011

Another Success Story

This Red-tailed Hawk came to us on Sunday, January the 16th. Lila was working and she received a phone call from a State Trooper. Evidently, a couple driving on the highway noticed a large bird laying on her side, in the highway, with one wing up in the air. The couple stopped (in the middle of the highway) and found the bird to be a live. The State Trooper stopped to see why someone had stopped in middle of the road and he was the one who picked up the hawk and called Wild Bird Rescue. Lila met him on Hwy 281 and brought the Hawk to the Rescue Center. Her initial exam did not leave a good prognosis. She was totally
non-responsive. Lila started our head trauma protocol and hoped she would still be a live in the morning.
When I came in on Monday, I found a very alert Red-tailed Hawk standing in her carrier. However, she had NO sight response. We continued our head trauma treatment and force fed her twice a day. We determined her sex by her size and weight. Raptor females are noticeably larger and heavier than the males. By Tuesday all sight had returned and she was self-feeding. What a turn-around in condition in just a matter of days. By Friday she was too much too handle in the infirmary so we moved her to the outside aviary to ensure she was strong enough to fly. On Friday, the 28th, one of our board members came by to take her to property in Archer County where she was released! YES, we do like to brag about our successes!
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  1. Penny MillerFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    Hurray! We all like successes.

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  2. Elizabeth B HawleyFebruary 4, 2011 at 2:13 PM

    I hope you post success stories often. You would be posting all the time because Wild Bird Rescue has a high release rate!

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