Karen Slote wrote the following note for me to pass on to the birding lists. I would like to publicly thank Karen and all the folks at Wild Care and Wild Kritters for the care and passion to protect birds that they quietly and consistently show.
Good birding! Willie Lewiston Limpkin What a special bird. I was alerted that there was a bird that didn't belong in the area that might need help, so I went up to lewiston to see him on 4 occasions. It was incredible to be able to share a space with the limpkin as he looked up at me with no fear in his eyes, just going about his business and peeling snails from their shells. He would come very close and I was hoping when the time came that he could be caught so he didn't have to endure the cold winter and slowly starve to death in a place far from home. Our first attempt at rescue failed. We got close but couldn't get close enough before he found an alternate route and scooted away. From what we learned that first time, a friend from Wild Kritters returned with some helpers and under the darkness provided by Frank Campbell [finder of the Limpkin, who had the public lights turned off], they were able to slowly walk the limpkin into a large net and get him to safety before the storm arrived. I will care for him until arrangements can be made to get him back to Florida. It is heartwarming how much this limpkin has touched everyone who has met him and how people want to give back by helping this lost visitor get back home. You can make a donation to WildCare of Western New York either online at wildcarewny.com or with a check sent to 4310 Beach Ridge Road, North Tonawanda, NY 14120. Make a note that this is for the limpkin and i will use the money for his travel expenses. If you want to make a donation to the expert rescue team at Wild Kritters of Niagara County, send a check to 3300 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn, NY 14132 or donate online at wildkritters.com Thank you so much!!! Karen p.s. I don't know that this is a male. I just randomly picked a gender! ------------------ Willie D'Anna Wilson, NY dannapotterATroadrunnerDOTcom -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES.htm http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birding.aba.org/maillist/NY01 Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
