In the busiest year in our 30-year history, RMRP on September 15, 2009, set a record for total admissions in one year.

On a recent afternoon, we had 19 broken raptors in Critical Care, 75 more in our hospital, 4 more injured birds were on their way in, and 30 education ambassadors to provide daily care for. Our caseload is 40% ahead of last year’s record of 264, and at this rate, we’ll admit 372 birds by the end of the year!

So what is going on?

Lots of rain has created favorable conditions for a large prey base supporting a much higher number of young birds, and so more immatures survived than might in a normal year. Meanwhile storms have pummeled the area, destroying many nests; then the intense heat came and we saw many dehydrated birds coming in.

Another big change this year is that there are far fewer "euthanized on arrival" birds. More 2009 admissions have a chance at recovery which is great news, but has caused our costs to soar.

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And once again, West Nile Virus (WNV) has reared its ugly head; this time manifesting in eye abnormalities. WNV birds require 2-3 hours per day of 1:1 hands-on medical care, tease-feeding and plenty of fluids, good food and medications to build their immune systems.

Meanwhile, all of these admissions means lots more releases. We've released dozens of birds recently, giving each of those raptors, like the Ferruginous Hawk pictured, A Second Chance At Freedom.

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