Fantastic news, Gary. I've been wondering over the last few days and am thrilled to hear WRC is helping out - and that she's showing good progress.
Jeanne B, (former WRC Avian Nursery volunteer) From: Gary Johnson Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2017 3:05 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [mou-net] Hummingbird Story - update #2 MOU, For those of you following my Hummingbird Story, there is more to add. After what appeared to be a successful release of the female Hummer on Tuesday the 23rd, the following morning looked grim. As I stated, she kept near to the feeder on a close by shrub. After a cold and wet late afternoon and night, I found her the next morning hanging up-side down on a branch in that shrub. I rushed out and saw no sign of life. Her grip on that branch was lock tight. I broke the branch off on either side of her feet so I could carry her back. Being really dejected, I couldn't get myself to the burial just yet. I placed her on a paper towel in the garage on top of a cabinet. One hour later my wife and I were going to run an errand. Going by that cabinet, I looked at the Hummer, and OMG!! - MOVEMENT!! Yes, movement!! She IS alive, so I put her back in the box. One hour later, she was upright and took nourishment! Another hour or so later she took lots of nourishment. Good advice - always warm up a cold critter that appears to be dead, just to be sure! OK, time for another plan. I called the Wildlife Rehab. Center in Roseville. They said that with a probable window strike, being in an egg laying cycle created additional stress. So, they said it would need more care beyond what I had been doing over the last 2 days. So, off I took her to the WRC in Roseville. By the time I got there early afternoon on Wed. the 24th, the Hummer was moving around in the box! Good sign! So, we'll see how it goes. They have had good results with Hummingbirds in the past. If all goes well, I will be able to release her back here at my home. More later, Gary Johnson Owatonna ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
