August 7th

The day had finally come where I was able to work with Katie the American Kestrel. I had been pushing my interest handling the birds quite frequently this week and with the relived drama of Kirsten and Zoie being gone and with Roger back, perhaps had something to do with my accomplishment. After ten mins. or so, Katie was sitting on my glove. She wasn't overly excited to be working with me and acted on the aggressive side. I wanted to get her used to my movements and voice so I walked her around the enclosure while humming and singing. After a spray bottle bath and some quality handling time she had calmed down drastically. I decided to leave on a pleasant note said goodnight to Katie.


-My Katie bird.