Interesting Stories by Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation
Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation’s Education Birds at Itasca’s National Night Out Celebration
05-11, a Red-tailed Hawk, and Junior, a Great Horned Owl, appeared at Itasca’s National Night Out Event. Both birds were a big hit among the event’s many attendees. National Night Out focuses on crime and drug prevention. The Itasca Police Department, Itasca Fire Department, Health World and many other important groups were featured at the…
Injured Hooded Warbler Treated at Flint Creek Wildlife
As many of you know, Flint Creek Wildlife operates rescue and recovery teams that pick up injured birds that collide with windows in downtown Chicago. These teams of trained volunteers leave the comfort of their homes and beds early in the morning to save the lives of birds. It was Saturday morning when numerous volunteers…
Happy Anniversary to Northerly Island!!!
Today is the second anniversary of Flint Creek Wildlife’s bird hospital at Northerly Island. Our sincere thanks to the Chicago Park District for donating the space for our bird hospital, the City of Chicago for its ongoing support of our work, Chicago Animal Care and Control for being such exceptional partners, other fine Chicago organizations…
Great Horned Owlet Falls
Earlier tonight, we received a call from a nice couple in McHenry County advising that they had a baby owl that fell from a tree. We went out to assess the situation. After a physical exam, we determined that the owlet was in fine physical condition – no broken bones or other indications of a…
Baby Squirrels – Oh My!
If I’m being honest, it’s the call I dread every year….the first baby squirrel call. Now, please don’t misunderstand, I really like squirrels as a species – I even like raising baby squirrels (and, if I say so myself, we’re really good at it); however, raising baby squirrels is a tireless endeavor. Raising baby squirrels…