Interesting Stories by Flint Creek Wildlife Rehabilitation
I Found a Baby Squirrel on the Ground!
So what do you do? Well, the answer depends on many factors. Is the squirrel injured? Does the squirrel have fur? Are there flies swarming around the squirrel? Advice given without considering these various factors is probably not great advice. Advice given that is not complete is also probably not great advice. It can be…
Great Horned Owlet being fed
This Great Horned Owlet was found on a golf course in a bucket and brought to the Little Red School House. The great staff at the Little Red School House brought the owlet to Flint Creek Wildlife. When the owlet is fed the caregiver is camouflaged so the owlet does not get imprinted on humans….
Rising from the Ashes
In the midst of Saturday night’s Sugar Grove plane crash that regretfully claimed the lives of two Florida men, stood the remnants of a large hawk. Phoenix, as she is now known, is believed to be a female Red-tailed Hawk that miraculously survived the fireball which engulfed her while she was sleeping in a tree…
Ferruginous Hawk Recovered from Plow of Freight Train
The cover of today’s Chicago Sun-Times featured a story on a Ferruginous Hawk that Flint Creek Wildlife recovered from the plow of a Canadian Pacific freight train in August. Journey, as the hawk is now known, demonstrated amazing will to live through the 1,000+ mile journey as it was wedged in a contorted position throughout…
Illinois Storm Warning
Last night brought signficant heavy, wet snow to northern Illinois. If you live in that area, please be aware that any nests might have been compromised. If you know of an active nest in your yard or area, please check to see if the nest was destroyed in last night’s storm and, if so, check…