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W I L D L I F E S A N C T U A R Y O F N O R T H W E S T F L O R I D A

Volume 34 Issue 2 Receive • Rehabilitate • Release Summer 2016

Cayenne1999 - 2016

Goodbye to sweet feisty Cayenne. She was the star of every event she attended. We will miss her.


Thanks For Listening!Thanks so much to the following people and groups who have helped make the Wildlife Sanctuary even better!Dr. Knight & Dr. Zettler, Westside Animal ClinicDr. Perrett, Pine Forest Animal ClinicGulf Power Team – our neighbors at the warehouseDuncan McCall - advertising & marketingEscambia County Directors, Staff and CommissionsFrances Webb & ECUA employees - recycling programStallion Road Recycling ClubBob Peck and all those who share their fish catch with usMaria’s Seafood- always ready to help us outNavy Federal Credit Union’s supply drive Lynn Bohner who brings us tons of meal worms year roundElite Printing for keeping us looking goodBarbara Judah’s Bait & Tackle - Always there for usThe Harpers never ending supply driveAll those young people who would rather give than receive Birthday gifts they had donations brought to the critters.Debbie Barnard who makes our grounds beautifulAll of our round the clock foster parentsPat Rhodes for well over ten years of record keepingOur Board Members and Staff who go above and beyond all year!We couldn’t do it without you!!!

StaffDorothy Kaufmann Cheryl GreeneKaren Beach Emily HoldenZack Fenton Emily BossoMeghan Bethe

Board of DirectorsBob Jordan Larry SteimelDebbie Barnard Molly O’ConnorMary Jones Christine BurkChris Verlinde John KaufmannEllen Odom Dana DeYoungDiane Wahlquist

Veterinary AdvisorsDr. Tommy KnightDr. James ZettlerDr. David Perrett

Acknowledgements & CreditsVolunteer Coordinators

Darleen Willis Patricia RhodesPrinting Credit

Elite Printing & Marketing

TO TRANSPORT WILDIFE:

• Place in a box, basin or trashcan with a cover or lid• Do not give food or water• Keep in a quiet place• Keep out of extreme heat or air conditioning

TRANSPORT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE…

EVERY MINUTE COUNTS!

Help us help our wildlife by droppingoff your aluminum drink cans!

2015 recycled cans brought in $1128.002016 recycled cans (June 9) $503.19

Upcoming Events 2016WILDfest 2016, Saturday, October 8, 2016, 12:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Holiday Open house and Supply Drive, Saturday, December 3, 2016, 12:00 to 3:30 p.m.

Wildlife Sanctuary’s Wish ListFresh/Frozen FishVenison/Red MeatFresh/Frozen Chicken Meat Baby FoodHeating Pads (not auto off)Pecans/Peanuts/Walnuts

Amdro Ant PoisonPaper TowelsTissuesLiquid Laundry SoapLiquid Hand SoapPurina Puppy Chow

Lowes/Home Depot CardsWalmart Gift CardsBlack Oil Sunflower SeedsPine StrawFirst Class StampsBottled Water

Animal CrackersPedialyteSuet Cakes

Be Wild, Be A Volunteer!!We need volunteers to help care for injured and orphaned wildlife as well as landscap-ing and handyman tasks. See our website and click on “Vol-unteer” to become part of our amazing team.


The Awesome OpossumOften, the opossum is not thought of as the amazing critter it is. If you are one of those that don’t hold them in high regard, here’s hoping that you may change your opinion by reading a few fun facts…

*The only marsupial in North America. Newborn opossums are so small you could fit 24 of them into a teaspoon.

*They are nocturnal and omnivores, even eating carrion which helps the environment by lowering the risk of spreading disease.

*They also eat poisonous snakes as they are immune to the ven-om, and love to eat lots of ticks.

*Opossums have opposable “thumbs” on their rear feet and a pre-hensile tail, both help them when climbing.

*When the babies are born, they crawl into mom’s pouch and stay there for about 2 months.

*Baby opossums are called joeys like their Australian cousins. Males are called jacks & females are called jills. A group of opos-sums is called a passel.

*Their low body temperature and successful immune system makes it very rare for opossums to carry rabies.

Great News! This eaglet rescued from St George Island and one other from the Wild-life Sanctuary of Northwest Florida has been successfully released to the wild! Flying free thanks to the ef-forts of so many wonderful people all wanting to make a differ-ence. The final release was made in Ten- nessee by the American Eagle Founda-tion. Al Cecere and his team have always been willing to partner with us to get our eaglets to maturity and ready to fly free.

The Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida would like to wish our good friend, family member and volunteer extraordinaire Beverly Julien, happy times in her new home. We miss you already!!

Eaglet Released People Make Every Day Special at the Sanctuary

You may already know that our Sanctuary exists on donations from you. Some of you contribute by memberships, bequests, insurance policies, wishlist items or by giving us the encouragement to keep going.

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you! None of our work would be possible without the support of you and the Community.


Hello From TheSanctuary Gang!


Chimney Swifts…..the chattering in your chimney! By Dorothy Kaufmann, Director

The free pest control service for your mosquito problems are flying overhead now. Yes, we’re talking about the birds called Chimney Swifts. The small black high-flying birds are eating nearly their own weight in mosquitoes and other insects each day. Chimney Swifts are streamlined and aerodynamic; they have five-inch long bodies shaped like cigars with flat narrow wings. So, you ask where do they nest and how do I get them in my yard to eat mosquitoes? While Chimney Swifts long ago used to nest and roost in large hollow tree trunks, now they rely heavily on man-made structures. They have learned to coexist even as our forested areas are getting smaller and smaller. Chimneys are where they now nest. Do you have a brick masonry chimney? If so, you could be providing the perfect home for this declining species. They and their nests are protected by federal law under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. This protects the nests, their eggs and their young from removal during the breeding season. These birds are very unusual compared to most birds. They cannot sit upright, they cannot stand and they don’t walk like most birds.

Chimney Swifts need deep shafts with rough surfaces to build their nests, raise their young and to roost at night. They get their food “on the wing” meaning they catch their food as they are flying. Their nest in your chimney is attached to the side walls of the shaft by using their saliva to attach sticks, forming a small side hanging bas-ket. A nest with eggs requires eight weeks; a nest with baby birds requires five weeks. In our area nesting is complete by late August. The young birds exercise their wings by fluttering their wings… usu-ally taking their first flight outside the chimney at 30 days of age.The presence of Chimney Swifts can be a valuable learning experi-ence, particularly for children. The best time of year for cleaning your chimney is late September and early October. Should you want to keep the birds out of your chimney in the future, the chim-ney can be capped after your fall cleaning. To see pictures of the nests or their young in the nest ….do a computer search for Chimney Swifts, you will fall in love with these beautiful “mosquito eating” birds.


In MemoryTom Cheek from Elizabeth Cheek-JonesJohn A. Stanhagen Sr. from Paul & Debbie VillaneVick Carson from Vicki CarsonSmoke from Lynn BohnerWendy Hogle from Cheryl Hogle & Beverly HodgeLeona Greene ”Dear Ma, Thanks for 68 wonderful years together”. from Bill GreeneLinda May & our forever kids from Adrian & Deborah WinsteadLouise Underwood “What a wonderful lady” from Shirley Farage

Don Slattery from the Wildlife Sanctuary gang Parm McManamy

James D. Fulford from Paula & Lagran SaundersSasha & Cinnamon from Monique & Robbie GilkisonAeline MacNaughton from Dona StenstromBetty Anne Villane on her birthday from Paul & Debbie VillaneGigi Naggatz from Beryl NaggatzDon & Frances Willis from Mary CorboyWayne T. Smith from Ann Ardahl Smith Joanna BeyerGladys Camick from Lauren & Al Robinson

Paula Willis from Ron & Gina Eden Rick & Beth Lite Diane Wahlquist & Antonio Mesa Margie DiettelPaula Willis & “Star” from Frances & Greg Webb

Joe & Angie Peters & Angel Burdette from Gina & Ron EdenCharles E. Cunningham from Rose CunninghamEllen Demmy from Boy Scout Troop 495Mrs. Pat Colley from Suzanne WeathersCharlotte Krause from Lester KrauseBernard Stempel Love you & miss you from Catherine Stempel

Tony Monti from the Wildlife Sanctuary GangAnthony (Tony) Monti Happy 48th Anniversary from your wife JudyDiane Stetler from Jackie Downer

In HonorPatric Hamann from Joann Buchanan The Longabaugh Children “I love that my grandchildren have

their mommy’s love of animals!” from Sally LeeLittle bird “Taylor” that was brought to the Sanctuary from Lexi & Sophia HilliardMelissa W. Burton, DVM from Barbara Eddins WennerGinny & Bud from Van HoltDan Dunn from Nan HarperSophia Kapustin from Blanche & Vadim KapustinBeverly Julien We will miss you! from Sweet Bay Garden Club Eleanor Aspliden SPOT (St. Paul’s Old Timers) Kathleen Shoff Wildlife Sanctuary gang Judith OldenburgAni Sekhon – Happy Birthday! from Jan Auntie Holly Lovato Jim & Susan Zettler Ellen & Scott Fisher Jennifer & Jason Marshall“Jewels” the hummingbird from Debra J. BenderGlenda Cadorette from Eunice CloudAll those who work at the Sanctuary from Ralph & Judith Vaggi

In Memory and In Honor

Giving Wildlife a Helping Hand by Cheryl GreeneOne thing that we see with great regularity is wildlife young and parents that are caught by cats. Once caught, infection from the cat’s teeth or claws or the stress of capture often results in death. Our best chance to help is if the animal is brought to us as soon as possible. The most important thing you can do for wildlife is to keep your cat(s) inside. Putting a bell on a cat’s collar does not prevent them from killing wildlife. Cats learn to stalk silently but even if they don’t, wild animals do not necessarily asso-ciate the ringing of a bell with danger. Wildlife in the West-ern Hemisphere did not evolve in the presence of a small, abundant predator like the domestic cat and therefore did not develop defenses against them.

Not only is it better for wildlife if the cat stays indoors, it is also much better for your cat. There are so many dangers that confront free roaming animals: cars, animal attacks, hu-man cruelty, overpopulation, disease, parasites, poison and traps. Keeping a cat happy indoors can be accomplished by doing some or all of the following: provide a safe outside enclosure such as a screened porch, provide window shelves so cats can watch outdoor activities safely, play with your cat each day (paper bags and cardboard boxes make great play toys), and plant kitty grass for grazing. Spaying and neutering may help to calm down some cats and will prevent unwanted litters of kittens. By keeping cats indoors, you can make it a much safer environment for our native wildlife to raise their families


*Co-existWildlife does not have a voice in mat-ters of their livelihood so the Sanctuary tries to be that voice to help people learn to *co-exist with the animals and birds. We help them understand that co-existence is the key and our goal. We encourage people to appreciate all of nature including our animals so that we may reach the goal of living peace-fully with all wildlife.The need for wildlife rehabilitation steadily increases as our number of intakes rise yearly. Please join with us to help wildlife have the second chance they deserve and spread the word, educate others, share our newsletter…do all that we can to share some space with wildlife.*co-exist, to exist together at the same time or in the same space, to live in peace with others despite differences.

Baby Season 2016Test your wildlife identification skillsDo you know who I am?#1 Nest in barns and hollow trees, the female has a more colorful chest plate than the males.#2 Member of the corvid family, the most intelligent family of birds, scientific name is Cyanocitta cristata. Cyano means blue; citta means chattering; and cristata means crested.#3 North America’s only marsupial. They are transient and will only stay three to four days in one place. Their diet is cockroaches, spiders, ticks, slugs, rotting fruit and vegetables etc.#4 Adopted as our national emblem in 1782, fastest growing bird in North America, after five years it gets a white head and tail#5 Uses your chimney to nest but in exchange they eat thousands of flying mosquitoes, moths, wasps, beetles, flies and aphids. They cannot stand or walk so they fly or cling to the sides of your chimney. A nest with young takes five weeks and sound like a “mechanical wind-up toy.#6 They are closely related to anteaters and sloths, sleep up to 16 hours a day and forage on beetles, ants, termites and other insects etc. Their sticky tongues are the perfect tool for extracting termites from their tunnels. Life span is 12 to 15 years.

We would like to thank Carol McCorkle and the Avian Reconditioning Center for welcoming several of our baby great horned owls to her center. Her permanent great horned owl acted as a segregate MOM to our babies and in no time she had them all flying in her 100’ flight cage and ready for release. Thank you again for the hospitably and care given to the Pensacola great horned owls!!

Thank You !

Big thanks to Navy Federal Credit Union for the awesome Supplies!!

#1 Barn owls, #2 Blue Jays, #3 Opossums, #4 Bald Eagles, #5 Chimney Swifts, #6 Armadillos


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