Western Kentucky Raptor Center Inc.

Greetings to all;

Let me first say thank you to all that helped out on the Earth Day event. Reggie organized it and we all were glad to play a part. It was our 2nd which was larger and more successful. The weather could have been better but at the end of the day we had good participation and support from our community. We can be proud that we ended the day with a Great Horn owl release! It was a good day thanks to all of you for making a difference.

Today we have 3 baby Screech owls. I will let Laura e-mail photos of the babies as I know she has many. We have had several babies which did not survive but we have made the needed changes in our rehab efforts and are watching these little guys grow.

If you want to help feed the babies please contact Samantha Kelly via e-mail at samantha236@hotmail.com as she will coordinate the training for the feeding volunteers. Your help is greatly needed and most appreciated in this daily routine here at Yellow Creek.

We just purchased about $100 in mice to feed these baby screech owls so if you would like to adopt a raptor please let me know. This will allow you a tour of the WKRC plus a photo shoot with Nemo. We also have a Broad Wing Hawk. What is that? Well this little guy migrates from Canada to South America. He is in the flight cage now and gaining strength every day, flying to the top perch already so it won’t be long before he is on his way home to continue his migration.

Update on Paul Hardesty is that he is recovering from the stroke slowly. This is going to take time. Paul was one of our founding board members and a key leader in our new organization. Please keep him in your prayers. We miss our dear friend and wish him a speedy recovery.

Future talks: Optimist club – completed

May30th Yellow Creek Park 11 to noon Burns elementary - Eric

May Day at Yellow Creek 5-31-08 11-4pm (pending a speaker)

June 28th Legion Park Camp - Eric

Others are being planned this summer with the Parks Department We have many new names on our e-mail list and I welcome them.

Best regards, Eric Miller Director WKRC

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