The Center for Wildlife will be releasing the rescued and rehabilitated female Oriole on April 19, 2012. She recovered from a number of injuries during her 3 month rehab, including an infected leg and an injured or weakened wing. When she was placed in an outdoor flying cage in March, she gained weight faster than her wings could support her. A staffer called it “flying tank” syndrome. The prognosis for her was not good when I last spoke to CFW staff about releasing the Oriole, about 3 weeks ago. Then all of a sudden, she started to fly normally and regained her strength. With the sighting of Orioles in southern Maine, the time has come to let her go. Because we are Down East, we won’t be able to collect the bird and let her go near our home in Kennebunkport but a CFW volunteer will transport her to town tomorrow and release her nearby.
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