06/09/2026
The past two days have been crazy, crazy crazy crazy
I say that with enthusiasm lol
Sunday was such a roller coaster day
Many calls about baby deer which if I have an outlet for them and by that I mean a licensed rehabber that I know will take them and I discuss this thoroughly with them
I truly love, baby, deer but sadly hunting season breaks my heart
I will help in emergencies, but only when I know that I can count on my dear rehab friends
Then we went to a call about an adult bald eagle on the side of the road near Medaryville
I grabbed a tote and off I went
Sadly, when I got to the location, the beautiful adult bald eagle had already expired
It was probably a female. She was very good weight. She was beautiful, but she had been hit even though there were no apparent injuries.
I loaded her up so that she can be packaged and sent to the eagle repository where the native American Indians will have rights to her remains
Then I got a call about a red tail hawk
This was from Fletcher’s lake area
The gal said someone knocked on her door and was standing there with a hawk in a box
He told her he found it. Would she find someone to help it?
Bless her heart she was confused, but she did exactly what he asked
She had her hands full, making lunch for her toddlers
But this bird was in bad shape
And needed help ASAP and she knew it
There are signs of head trauma, but I truly believe the bird had been sprayed by a chemical spray like anhydrous
Its eyes are cloudy it’s got in voluntary head movement and on the way home it puked
And I don’t mean a pallet it puked up its meal, which was a fresh mouse
And it was very peculiar smelling
Getting home I treated it with detox
And then gave it treatment for sour crop
She is being hydrated with special formula and this evening I was able to give her a small rat
We’ll see if she can keep it down
Then Tippecanoe River State Park
Called there was a juvenile bald eagle down behind the park
As I was getting in the car, another call about a barred owl that was hanging by fishing line on the Tippecanoe west of Rochester
I grabbed a second tote
Spoke with the lady as I was on the way, giving her directions and she was sending me pins to the location
Before I got out of town, she texted me that they had to leave the area and the bird was free from hanging by the fishing line, but they were not able to retrieve the bird. My heart was broken.
But there wasn’t much I could do. I truly did understand they were in kayaks and very limited.
But the area was very remote and hard to get to no boat launches nearby
Onto the bald eagle youngster
After getting there, it was beautiful private property. Mom was nearby. The second eaglet was close to the nest, and the one was on the ground.
He hopped around into a very wooded ditch area and looked fine. There were no signs he was injured. Granted that was just a judgment call.
There were no flies around the bird
I made the decision to leave the bird and the land owner said they would check on it today
First thing this morning, another baby deer call
I searched my deer rehab connections
It turned out our dear friends at wildcat Creek were able to accept it. Thank you so much guys.
As I was working on that situation, I got a text about a red tailed hawk that was hit near Nices bridge near Pulaski
It didn’t look good. I reached out to someone. I know that lives nearby, but they were not home.
So off, I went when I got there the bird was off of the road, but had gotten into a cattle field that was surrounded by electric fence
I impressed myself, lol thinking out of the box I traveled through a field till I found some very large branches
Put one in my car even left the hatch open. It was so big.
Got near the bird and was able to get it to latch onto the branch and pull it close to the fence where I could grab it
I’m sure I didn’t help any of the pain it was going through, but the bird was very close to its end. The injuries were very substantial.
And sadly, after retrieving it a few hours later, it passed away
Another heartbreak
Trying to get things arranged to move, snowden our snowy owl into his summer hotel, which is air-conditioned
Preparing his enclosure I got a message about a barred owl near State Road 39 that was found hit on the side of the road badly injured
She was willing to meet me in Winamac
So off I went
As I was waiting for her, I got a call from another center called Hoosier wildlife
They are located near Noblesville, Indiana
The excitement I felt went through the roof
They actually made the venture all the way to Rochester, Indiana, and down the river to the very secluded area and found the barred owl that had been caught in fishing line the day before
I mean, what’s the chance of that? It is short of a miracle that’s for sure.
Thank you to Werling wildlife and education for putting the word out
And thank you to Hoosier wildlife
For the rescue
It takes a village. It truly takes a village.
So the lady shows up with the injured barred Owl from State Road 39
And the kind people that rescued the fishing line barred Owl met me on my way home to transfer the owl
Am I blessed or what?
It’s been a whirlwind two days
I need lots of good vibes sent this direction for these amazing birds for survival
We can only hope and pray and do our diligence to help them pull through
Also, thank you to Aldona and Shirley
For spreading the word about the fishing line, barred Owl
Everyone I’m over the moon
Now let’s send the vibes that he survives
He is getting hydrated. He’s had medication and he’s all wrapped up. I hope he pulls through as I hope the rest of the intakes due also.
Thank you everyone thank you thank you 
