CANORA - An injured bird, since recovered, found outside a Canora residence last fall, was released back into the wild on March 10.
Glen Leson said his daughter Gillian Rice and her sons Lowell and Lochlan found the female sharp-shinned hawk outside their Canora residence.
“Then we called granny and grandpa,” Lowell said. “It took 10 minutes to find.”
They trapped the bird, which they later named Frida, in a towel and then moved her into a pet cage. Leson said it took some searching, but they found the Saskatchewan Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Saskatoon and took the bird there for what turned out to be approximately five months of rehabilitation for its broken wing. She was then transported back to Canora, where Mary Huebert of the Majestic Raptor Rehab birds of prey sanctuary looked after the bird for a couple of days prior to release. Standard practice in these situations is to release the bird as close as possible to where it was discovered.
“I think Frida will do fine back in her natural habitat,” said Huebert. “She’s been banded, so we can follow her movements.”
After being licensed in late November, Majestic Raptor Rehab is now in position to look after the rehabilitation of injured birds like Frida. Hubert said they accept donations, and have their own nonprofit number.
