Author Archives: Administrator
TreeHouse Wishlist
Wish List — August 2011 TreeHouse Wildlife Center Dow, Illinois (618) 466-2990 www.treehousewildlifecenter.com As we are currently building large cages at our new facility in Dow, Illinois, we are in need of tools and various construction materials. If you are … Continue reading
Oreo the Osprey
On April 27, 2010 we admitted an Osprey. These state-endangered birds feed almost exclusively on fish, by plunging into the water much as an eagle does. This bird was found on the ground in a yard in Olney, Illinois, and … Continue reading
A Tiny Morsel
A Saw-whet Owl passed through our center after colliding with a window. Fortunately he was uninjured, and was released after a brief period of observation and release training. Saw-whets are smaller than Screech Owls, and are an uncommon to rare … Continue reading
An Unlikely Catch
Last Spring, I was out in my backyard, when I heard what I thought was the sound of ducks, quacking and honking as they returned home from their long winter vacation down South. Quickly realizing that it was not coming … Continue reading
Persistence by Judy Neiman
There are some birds we just dread getting at the center. Most birds eat readily on their own, but others such as Nighthawks, Swifts and Cuckoos will simply sit and starve to death if not hand fed. So when an … Continue reading
Small Miracles by Judy Nieman
Miracle Duckling I received a call from a local humane society who had taken in two baby ducks. I could not get there until that evening. Unfortunately, I neglected to tell them not to give the ducklings a bowl of … Continue reading
SMALL MIRACLES by Judy Neiman
Miracle Mom Back in 1988, when I first went to work at Treehouse, I was in awe of just about everything that happened there. I remember my first spring, the first baby squirrels I got to feed, the first small … Continue reading
SHORT TAILS by Judy Neiman
WE TRY HARD I attended the National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association conference last spring. It‟s good to meet with other people who have had the same successes and disappointments that we‟ve had. It is also really wonderful how many vets are … Continue reading
The Owlet From Green Acres Road
Text and pictures by Lynn Schreiber, TreeHouse President On a warm spring morning in April, I received a call from a woman who had found an owlet at the base of her tree. I drove to the property … Continue reading
Education Director Appointed
Welcome to our new TreeHouse staff member, Sherry Droste, who is joining us as our first official Education Director. Sherry comes with 28 years of nature education experience and is also a certified teacher. She was with The Nature Institute … Continue reading
