Posts by Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation
Deer Occupies Enclosed Vacant Lot On Halsted Street
Article on CBS Chicago http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/06/19/deer-occupi…
Read MoreTackling drugs, mental illness and distressed animals
Article on Mundelein Review http://mundelein.suntimes.com/opinions/lenhoff/128… Column from Pat Lenhoff
Read MoreWild Scene Investigation: Dog Snatcher
Video on National GeographicWho’s snatching dogs in Elgin? Meet Old Red, Flint Creek Wildlife’s educational Red-tailed Hawk, and Pennsylvania, Flint Creek Wildlife’s educational Great Horned Owl, as Flint Creek helps answer the mystery on National Geographic’s TV show Wild Scene Investigation. Aired repeatedly on National Geographic. Video not currently available.
Read MoreLate Winter Storm Damage
I cannot think of a single sound in the world (minus human or animal pain) that ellicits a more visceral reaction in me than the sound of a chain saw. So when two late winter storms with heavy snow caused a domino effect that started with the mid-trunk snapping of a 75’ oak and ended…
Read MoreFunniest Bird Releases
In working on content for our new website, we found some release photos and video that I just had to share. No birds were injured in these releases – these are birds that were fully recovered from their injuries and ready for release but simply did unexpected things during their releases. I can only say…
Read MoreA Red-tail of a Different Color
We originally received a call about an injured Red-tailed Hawk sitting on a low fence on an entrance ramp to the expressway. Although we responded to the call right away, by the time we arrived there was no sign of it. We searched all around to no avail and then left. Same thing two days…
Read MoreRaptors work their magic during in-flight class
Article on Barrington Courier-Review http://barrington.suntimes.com/lifestyles/trend/10… It was a cold day Jan. 21 following our 6-inch snowfall, but it was an awesome day at Flint Creek Savanna as Pat Winkleman, board member of Citizens for Conservation, and Dawn Keller, founder of Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation, led an in-flight raptor class across the prairie and into the old…
Read MoreRaptors greet visitors on Flink Creek walk
Article on Daily Herald http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20120201/submit… There were light winds when children and adults dressed for temperatures in the 20s, prepared to hike a one-mile trail at Citizens for Conservation-owned Flint Creek Savanna. They prepared to view various birds of prey in a natural setting as part of a Leave No Child Inside supported activity. Dawn Keller,…
Read MoreCelebrating a year of community volunteerism
Article on Barrington Courier-Review http://barrington.suntimes.com/photos/galleries/96… Here we are at the end of another year that has continued the tremendous volunteerism that distinguishes the Barrington area. Much of that volunteerism is generated in our Barrington North area. Throughout the year I have tried to feature in my columns the people and organizations that give and receive that…
Read MoreVickroy: There’s a hawk on my porch. Now what?
Article on Southtown Star http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/9486133-522/ther… Our most recent visitor, though, had us stumped. Around 6 p.m. Monday, my husband opened the front door to check on the Christmas lights and spied a large bird of prey just sitting on the porch.
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