- Helping to save and rescue an injured Trumpeter Swan in Juneau, Alaska shows Kerry Howard putting some food out for it. She had been doing this for quite awhile and what surprised me was the swan could recognize her from a long way off.
- Eventually the Juneau Raptor Center was able to capture the swan and take it into the center for rehabiitation.
- Here is what Kerry posted on facebook: "SWAN SONG! I am pleased to let you know that today the Juneau Raptor Center successfully rescued the juvenile Trumpeter swan who has been stranded in Juneau since November. The swan, named "Seraph" (winged, angelic being), has an undiagnosed problem with his left wing, which left him unable to fly normally. He had been living on Auke Lake until the lake nearly froze over about 3 weeks ago. Seraph then managed to cross through the culverts under the highway, walk around the weir on Auke Creek, and ended up in Auke Bay where he has been living for the last 2.5 weeks. During that time his wing has continued to deteriorate so the Raptor Center attempted another capture today and was successful. I was able to lure the swan in with food, Matthew S. Brown was able to grab and subdue the swan, and Kathleen Houtz Benner blanketed the captured bird and got him into their clinic. Seraph will be flown to Sitka for evaluation and care. We hope he (and we don't actually know the sex yet...have just been calling the swan "he") will be able to be released back to the wild. Thanks to Scott McPherson for naming this beautiful bird, and to Linda May Blefgen and Denice McPherson for helping to monitor and feed him over the last several wintery weeks. I know there are many people who observed and who are interested in this beautiful swan.
Helping to save and rescue an injured Trumpeter Swan in Juneau, Alaska
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