Firefighters,
Birdman
rescue owl.
Bill Myers
Staff reporter
A Great Horned Owl is cranky, but will fly again
thanks to Clark County Fire District 11 firefighters and "birdman"
Christopher Driggins.
Firefighters responded to an Aug. 15 call and found
the bird, with its three-foot wingspread, snared in a barbed wire fence on a
small farm south of Dollars Corner.
In shock and worn out from struggling, the large
predator was listless as firefighters carefully extracted it from the fence.
The bird remained lifeless as rescuers placed it in a box.
Birdman to the rescue
Christopher Driggins, aka: the Birdman, said he was
en route to see his dad, a patient at Kaiser Hospital in Sunnyside, Or, when
he got a call from firefighters.
Driggins answered the call.
Using a special metal syringe, Driggins
injected the electrolyte fluid into the bird's mouth. The fluid contained an
energy booster and anti-shock formula. He gently placed the bird in a cage.
Driggins said the bird was soon standing. In
spite of a surly look on its face, it seemed to know it was being helped.
Driggins called veterinarian Jan Ackerman of
Molalla, OR, and arranged to meet her at Kaiser Hospital in Sunnyside.
A recent report from Ackerman indicates the owl
is doing well, said Driggins. He said the bird will be released at the farm
in Dollars Corner when it heals completely. |
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| GREAT HORNED OWL
Was rescued from a barbed wire fence near
Dollars Corners.
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Driggins, who specializes in rescuing wild birds from
such predicaments, can be reached by dialing BIRDMAN (247-3626) or 911 in
emergencies
BEBSO Inc. & N.W. Bird Rescue & Adoption Orphanage
A
Not for Profit Organization
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