Rescuing wild birds

LAKEWOOD, PA — The Wayne/Susquehanna RESCUE recently sponsored “Close Encounters With Birds of Prey” by the Delaware Valley Raptor Center (DVRC) at two area grammar schools. The DVRC’s licensed raptor rehabilitator Jan Lucciola led the presentations, which featured five live birds, including the mature bald eagle seen here.

Most of the birds treated at the DVRC are returned to the wild, but those in the educational programs were either “imprinted” on humans or were injured so badly that they could not survive in the wild.

If you find an injured bird, place them in a ventilated cardboard box without food or water to minimize stress, and call the DVRC at 570/296-6025.

For more information visit dvrconline.org or rescue-nepa.org.