A Herring Gull straight-jacketed by three tri-hooks connected to a fishing lure is back in the wild! Wildlife Specialist Amy LeMonds, assisted by Rehab volunter Christa Sandy, was able to work all of the hooks out and after a short course of antibiotics the bird was ready for release. Today's release took place at Huntington Beach. Here's hoping the bird's next meal doesn't involve hooks! More of the gull's rehab "back story" is posted in an
earlier blog entry.
Amy also sent a juvenile Red-tailed Hawk winging its way into the trees near Lake Erie Nature & Science Center today following its recovery from moderate lacerations. In addition to the photo here, we captured a video clip of that release and posted it on
our Facebook page.
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