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Enjoy this cute little Eastern Screech Owl who is

Enjoy this cute little Eastern Screech Owl who is the sole survivor of a tree cutting encounter. Please refrain from downing dead trees during Spring and early Summer due to our nesting wildlife. Lucky for this baby, APCH will be installing a man made cavity nesting box on a nearby tree so his Mom and Dad can reunite with him and continue to teach him how to survive in the wild. Captive raising is not ideal and the sooner babies are returned the better. Did you know learning begins for a bird while still inside the egg? Every minute away from their parents is a potential wildlife lesson lost in human care. Wild Birds are BEST raised by birds no exceptions. Wish this one luck while we work to entice his frightened parents back to the nesting area. #easternscreechowlsofinstagram #owls #owlsofinstagram #birdsbestraisedbybirds

Great profile pics of our Warrior eagle who has ov

Oh Zen, how I do love the. Let me count the ways… #BarredOwl #barredowlsofinstagram

Bridgeport Animal Control Officer Jen made a long

Bridgeport Animal Control Officer Jen made a long trek out to APCH to help out an abducted Mourning Dive fledgling. Thanks Jen for ALL you do to help so many animals. This little one has joined others with similar stories and will be cared for until a soft release can take place. Remember, if a bird can hop, skip, flutter and has feathers including down, it is likely just doing what it needs to do to build strength and stamina in order to fly. Birds are best raised by birds so please return fledglings to the areas they were found so their parents can resume care. Although we do all we can to help abducted babies, we can never even begin to teach birds what they need to learn out in the wild with their parents guiding them! The learning begins inside the egg! Humans must learn to only intervene when there are injuries or real danger. #mourningdove #bridgeportanimalcontrol #birdsbestraisedbybirds

APCH and April from Durham Animal Control answered

APCH and April from Durham Animal Control answered to a distress call regarding an Owl stuck 20 feet up in some vines in a tree. This is a branching staged Great horned owlet who is only clumsy at this stage but fully capable of climbing in and out of trouble. We removed him from the vines, did a quick check over and placed him off the ground up in a great climbing tree. He is about 6 weeks so will be flighted soon!! Climbing around is critical to the muscle building process. Both April and I agreed it was a great way to close this Mothers Day! #greathornedowl #branchingowlet #birdsbestraisedbybirds

Children make us Mothers... Happy Mother’s Day t

Children make us Mothers... Happy Mother’s Day to all of the Mothers out there!!! #eagle #baldeagles #eaglesofinstagram

Hand feeding is how this is done... for now. Ospre

Hand feeding is how this is done... for now. Osprey can be very difficult as patients. They are notorious for not eating in captivity. Assisted feedings are critical especially in the beginning. Hoping once we progress, the fish will become appealing to eat unassisted again. Talons and toes crossed!! #osprey #ospreyofinstagram #impaledosprey

Sweet baby Red shouldered Hawklet goes home tomorr

Sweet baby Red shouldered Hawklet goes home tomorrow. Stay tuned for “live” updates after 4pm Thursday. #redshoulderedhawk #birdsbestraisedbybirds #nestfallvictim #renestingraptors

Lightning Rod Impaled Osprey still fighting for it

Lightning Rod Impaled Osprey still fighting for its life. The ones are pretty severe and prognosis is guarded but we have not given up hope yet.#Osprey #ospreyrescue

Crash has been stuffed and is tucked away for his

Crash has been stuffed and is tucked away for his transport to Animal Nation in South Salem, NY. Shout out to these kind souls who cater to so many! Please support them if you can. Crash will be raised with his own kind and ultimately returned to the wild. #gosling #canadagosling #goose #animalnation

Shout out to Connecticut Environmental Conservatio

Shout out to Connecticut Environmental Conservation Officer Johnson for picking up this distressed Red tailed Hawk and promptly getting the bird to our Center. The hawk has no obvious injuries but has the classic signs of some sort of toxin. Likely Rodenticide. Treating as such. Our fingers and talons are crossed. This feels like a daily occurrence. #nomorerodenticides #raptorsarethesolution #redtailedhawk

Thank you propert caretakers, the Old Saybrook Fir

Thank you propert caretakers, the Old Saybrook Fire Department, CT Encon and our very own Todd Secki for rescuing this Impaled Osprey off the lighting rod on this uncapped chimney. Caretakers will attempt to bend rods at tips to circles as well as get chimney caps installed to discourage these birds from trying to nest on these convenient stacks. The hole in the wing tissue is very bad. Will see Vet soon but we are familiar with this sort of damage and we are not feeling positive. Time will tell. #osprey #ospreyimpaled #ospreyofinstagram

Baby baby... hatchling Red shouldered hawklet who

Baby baby... hatchling Red shouldered hawklet who has been blown from its nest. Our RE-nesting team is assessing nest spot today to make a plan to retrieve siblings from a bad build in a flimsy tree to reunite into a man-made platform nest for Mom and Dad to resume care. Birds are best raised by birds so stay tuned for more on this story. #redshoulderedhawk #hawkrenesting #hawksofinstagram

Mother Nature huffed and puffed and this little pi

Mother Nature huffed and puffed and this little piggy fell down!! This is a hatchling Red Shouldered hawk who will inevitably be reunited with his/her siblings and parents once our climbing team can address the poorly built nest in a non choice tree. Our man-made platform nest will replace this dangerous failing nest and all will be right again... soon. Stay tuned and send good wishes. #redshoulderedhawk #hawknestling #hawksofinstagram #renestingbirds

So many people ask why there are stuffed animals i

So many people ask why there are stuffed animals in our aviary spaces. Our birds look for things to do especially when they are captive long-term or for life. The donated stuffed animals may not have a long life here with us at APCH but they definitely serve their purpose. Thank you for the recent donations of stuffies. We are not in need of any more at this time. Enjoy. #barredowl #owlsofinstagram #owlsplay

Another case of rodenticide poisoning. This juveni

Another case of rodenticide poisoning. This juvenile red tailed literally fell from a tree in a city park. Police alerted our team and APCHs Jo Shaler responded to the call. What she found was this very lethargic hawk lying on the ground unresponsive with a lot of blood inside his mouth. He has no signs of other injuries and is of a good weight so he is not starving. We have pushed fluids and have begun treatment to hopefully reverse the anticoagulant Rodenticide poisoning. Wish him luck he needs it! Thank you Jo for making the trek to help this poor Hawk. #redtailedhawk #raptorsarethesolution #nomorerodenticides

This wind is no joke here in CT today! Many babies

This wind is no joke here in CT today! Many babies are being blown about and many nests will be on the ground! Please look around in your own yards for nest fall victims. This branching staged great horned owlet is old enough to be out of her nest but not quite ready to handle these winds! West Haven Animal Control Officer Kim Gulino answered to concerned finders and was in touch with APCH for guidance. She successfully placed this large baby up off the ground close to the trunk of this Pine tree. Mother Great Horned was overlooking the ordeal. All is well again. Great job Officer Gulino! Thank you for answering to this wild life concern. Together we are preserving wildlife for the future. #greathornedowlet #owlsofinstagram #westhavenanimalshelter

Update; Let’s go with concussion based on sympto

Update; Let’s go with concussion based on symptoms today... thinking a window collision and a bit of spinal swelling. The magic wand is doing its thing! Cold laser therapy really helps these cases as does anti inflammatory medications. This Sharpie has an appetite so today is a good day!! #sharpshinnedhawk #hawksofinstagram #sharpie

Unhappy news... the first Osprey admit of 2021 is

Unhappy news... the first Osprey admit of 2021 is not fixable and must be “gifted”. In the wee hours of the night CT ENCon Officer Meagan Erickson answered a distress call from Amtrak. Two Osprey who have been attempting to build on power lines were electrocuted. Despite being off duty, Officer Erickson responded. The male died instantly while his mate has a crushed left wing at the shoulder. Awaiting our wonderful local Vet Dr. Mead to assist. We can’t save them all but we can end the suffering. That is a big part of what we do when the damage is too great. It is our honor to help so many transition peacefully and painlessly. So sorry we couldn’t fix her regardless. These birds will take on many unsuitable man made structures and often our electrical lines are involved. Thank you all for getting her help. #osprey #electrocutedosprey #ospreyofinstagram

Bravo APCH First Responder Heidi Seaton on her fir

Bravo APCH First Responder Heidi Seaton on her first actual rescue. Our volunteers are all in training to safely manage and answer to distressed bird emergencies. This Sharp shinned hawk was under some bushes and is suffering from either a window collision or secondary poisoning. Too soon to tell so treating for both. Great job Heidi! #raptorrescue #sharpshinnedhawk #hawksofinstagram

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