The Hawaii Wildlife Center listed the following birds that had been cared for in their most recent Wildlife Hospital Update.
Recent Cases:
- Ua‘u kani (Wedge-tailed Shearwater) from O‘ahu – Case notes: downed
- Koa‘e ‘ula (Red-tailed Tropicbird) from O‘ahu – Case notes: downed
- Pueo (Hawaiian Owl) from Hawai‘i Island – Case notes: Suspected rodenticide poisoning
- Ae‘o (Hawaiian Stilt) from O‘ahu – Case notes: orphaned chick
- ‘Ewa‘ewa (Sooty Tern) from O‘ahu – Case notes: found struggling in the water
- Koa‘e ‘ula (Red-tailed Tropicbird) from Kona, Hawai‘i Island – Case notes: Found offshore and could not fly
- Least Tern from Kona, Hawai‘i Island – Case notes: poor feather condition, required decontamination
- 2 ‘Auku‘u (Black-crowned Night-Heron) from ‘Oahu – Case notes: Suspected siblings, orphaned
- ‘Io (Hawaiian Hawk) from Hawai‘i Island – Case notes: Young chick with infected crop
- ‘Alae ke‘oke‘o (Hawaiian Coot) from Hawai‘i Island – Case notes: Wing injury Pueo (Hawaiian Owl) from Hawai‘i Island – Case notes: Found downed
- Pueo (Hawaiian Owl) from Maui – Case notes: Injured wing
Recent Releases
- 2 ‘Auku‘u (Black-crowned Night-Heron) from O‘ahu
- ‘Auku‘u (Black-crowned Night-Heron) from Hawai‘i Island
- Least Tern from Hawai‘i Island
- Pueo from Hawai‘i Island
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