{"id":66823,"date":"2021-01-17T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/juneau-raptor-center-rescues-first-bird-of-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-01-18T17:02:11","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T02:02:11","slug":"juneau-raptor-center-rescues-first-bird-of-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.juneauempire.com\/news\/juneau-raptor-center-rescues-first-bird-of-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Juneau Raptor Center rescues first bird of 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

Need some good news? The year’s first bird rescued by the Juneau Raptor Center has been treated and successfully returned to the wild.<\/p>\n

A marbled murrelet was rescued from Don D. Statter Harbor in Auke Bay Friday, the Juneau Raptor Center said via a Facebook post.<\/p>\n

Kathy Benner, Juneau Raptor Center manager, said that a biologist walking along the docks spotted the bird in the water Friday. She called the emergency hotline to report that the bird looked stunned.<\/p>\n

“It’s likely he crashed into something. Maybe a boat,” Brenner said in a phone interview Monday.<\/p>\n

Suspecting a head injury, volunteers brought the bird to the Juneau Raptor Center where he was treated for likely head trauma.<\/p>\n

[Eagle shot off Back Loop Road]<\/ins><\/a><\/p>\n

Brenner said that head trauma treatment for birds is similar to the treatment for humans. It includes keeping the bird warm and quiet in a darkened enclosure and administering fluids.<\/p>\n

“We only had him one night and he could go back to the wild,” Brenner said.<\/p>\n

This is not the first marbled murrelet the center has rescued near Juneau.<\/p>\n

Benner said that a similar bird was found on a trail near Montana Creek late last summer.<\/p>\n

“These birds usually come to us off boats or cruise ships because they land and can’t take off again,” Benner said, noting that they are primarily seabirds.<\/p>\n

According to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife video shared by the Juneau Raptor Center, the Marbled Murrelet lives in a range that spans from central California through Oregon and Washington and into Alaska.<\/p>\n

“The Marbled Murrelet is a solitary, secretive nester, preferring the mossy boughs of mature coniferous trees in the coastal rainforest,” according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s website.<\/p>\n

The fish and game site also notes that the species’ largest populations live in Southeast Alaska.<\/p>\n

According to the Alaska Sea Life Center’s website, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considers the marbled murrelet a bird of conservation concern in Alaska.<\/p>\n

[Authorities investigate fatal shooting of bald eagle]<\/ins><\/a><\/p>\n

Found a bird in distress? <\/strong><\/p>\n

If you find a bird in distress, contact the Juneau Raptor Center emergency hotline at 790-5424. Volunteers monitor the line 24 hours a day.<\/p>\n

Contact Dana Zigmund at dana.zigmund@juneauempire.com or 907-308-4891.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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