Wildlife Rescue

I had to do a rescue this morning that reminded me of working at the Wildlife Care Center. At breakfast this morning we realized that we had a visitor on our balcony. Most likely it was a female Pine Warbler, but I always struggle with these tiny birds - warblers/sparrows - it's hard to identify the different species. Anyhow, the poor thing was trapped in a glass sandwich. She flew into the sliding glass door and then into the glass balcony railing. I figured I'd give her some time to find her own way out since catching them is so stressful for them. But after an hour or so it appeared she had given up. So I carried a pillowcase outside and laid it over her. Animals are funny this way - if they can't see you, they figure you can't see them so they calm down. It could've also have been the weight of the pillowcase on her tiny 5" body, too! But then I was able to pick her up and lift her above the railing before releasing her. After taking a nip at my fingers, she flew off. What a beautiful sight.