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Meet Casper

Casper was rescued from the Sun City area. Being albino, he has poor eyesight and would have had difficulty finding food and would have been easy prey.

Killdeer Behavior

A Killdeer parent will feign
a broken wing and try to
lead you away from it's nest. Once your a safe distance away it will often fly away.

When transporting a Swift to a rehabber, use a box with a lid to keep the bird calm. You can warm a dry cloth in a microwave for 30 seconds to set the bird on. Be mindful that terry cloth towels will cause the bird to get it's claws tangled up.

Wildlife with specialized needs

Poorwills and Nighthawks

POORWILLS a.k.a "Nightjars" resemble owls and many rescue calls concerning an injured owl is actually a poorwill that is resting during the day. Always ask if the bird is sitting in a vertical position or horizontal.

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Poorwill Page

Poorwills have a huge, frog-like mouth that can be intimidating but their bite is only as hard as two butterfly wings coming together.

They are obligate insectivore...that means they eat nothing but insects. Dip mealworms, crickets, moths in avian vitamins and plain yogurt to feed them. This takes incredible patience as they spit out almost everything.

LESSER NIGHTHAWKS are commonly confused with Poorwills. The Nighthawk spends the day resting on a perch or nesting on the ground; during the late afternoon it begins to swoop like a slow swallow catching flying insects with its wide mouth.

Baby Nighthawk

Call WildWing at 480-893-6660 or Liberty Wildlife at 480-998-5550.

Swifts

THE WHITE-THROATED SWIFT is the most common swift in the western U.S, and reputedly the fastest

flyer (150+ mph!) of all birds in North America. Some of the Eurasian spine-tailed swifts reportedly can exceed 200 mph! Their cigar-shaped bodies end in a short tail, which is not a very efficient rudder, so swifts steer by slightly alternating their wing beats. Commonly found in mountainous areas, canyons and cliffs. You may also find these acrobats nesting near highway overpasses. Call WildWing at 480-893-6660 or Liberty Wildlife at 480-998-5550.