Two hatch-year 2020 turkey vultures were rescued after it was discovered their nest had been destroyed.

SOAR volunteer Deb was taken upriver to check on two downed eagles by the anglers that came upon them. SOAR volunteer Deb said she wasn’t dressed for a rescue when the local conservation officer called. Instead of picking up her grandkids… she ended

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Homeowners found an adult barred owl stuck in their fireplace chimney and called the Conservation Officer. Thanks to Officer Eighmey for getting this owl removed and to SOAR volunteer Deb. The owl had no broken bones and still had good feather conditio

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A hatchling (also called nestling) great horned owl was found on the ground and likely fell from a nest. The young owl was bruised by the fall.

Monona County Conservation naturalist received a call of an injured hawk that was found near a bird feeder at the caller’s home. This adult Cooper’s hawk had a fractured right radius and ulna.

An injured barred owl was found near Eagle Grove, Iowa, and picked up by SOAR at a veterinary clinic in Webster City. This owl is extremely thin and has a non-compound (not through the skin) fracture of the right humerus.

Ringgold County Conservation rescued this male adult red-tailed hawk. The hawk has a broken bone in the left wing near the wrist. Isn’t he a pretty color?

We love a good mystery, right? This adult bald eagle was reported down to Iowa DNR Conservation Officers and the USFWS Federal Game Warden in NE Iowa. The rescue party said she would fly only about 50 feet and had been dining on road-kill cafe. Once re

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Calhoun County Conservation rescued and transported this northern harrier that collided with something to cause a broken left humerus.

The first lead poisoned bald eagle of the 2019-2020 winter / hunting season was admitted 28 October 2019 from Winneshiek County, Iowa. The Decorah nest-camera-faithful needn’t worry, this adult male is not from either the Hatchery Nest or the Decorah N

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