THE YEAR IN REFLECTION By Kimberly Perez, President

As I was paddling my SUP (standup paddleboard),checking up on wildlife in the San Simeon Cove, I no-ticed a very young deer on a hidden beach that is al-most impossible to climb out of (steep and fragile)...Icall it ‘paddler's beach’ and have had many animalsget stuck there or claim it during the winter (includingelephant seal sub-adults).

I watched for a while to see if it looked healthy andthen paddled over to the beach to see what the deerwould do. After watching for a few minutes, it lookedhealthy yet scared, but it was stuck. It attempted tojump up on least steep part but never came close tomaking it up the wall.

I left the beach and stayed on my paddleboard farenough away to keep my eye on it and be able to callPWC, Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and anyplace else Ithought that could help. After talking to many people,CDFW sent two officers out. They walked out towardsSan Simeon Point and went off trail to get to the areaabove the beach.

While they were assessing and planning, the youngfawn got scared and ran full speed into the water andthen went into one of the spots that can be a blow-hole at high tide. The officer handed me a catchpoleand I got off my board to try to catch it. Two times I

hooked its back legs but it scooted out. Then it swamaway from the rocks out toward the open sea and Ifollowed and failed one more time - losing my paddle.I retrieved my paddle and as the fawn was slowingdown, I placed the catchpole around it, grabbed theanimal and placed it on my board.

I paddled back to the rocks and handed it over to theofficers. The fawn was crying occasionally, and itsmother was up on hillside calling back. The officers letthe fawn go (as it looked healthy - just wet and cold)and it ran directly to mom!

Thanks to everyone who helped and thanks to PWCfor helping me call the right people and giving advice.

What’s an RMD?!A Quail TaleNew MembersWelcome New StaffReleasesRelease PhotosThank Yous

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A NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FAWN RESCUE

FALL 2018

By Cubby Cashen

2nd Tuesday of the month – Board ofDirectors at 4:30pmMonthly Center Volunteer Trainings areheld – sign up at the PWC website ifinterested in learning more aboutvolunteering (Center, Hotline, Rescue-Transport, Clerical, Committee, Board ofDirectors)

October 6 – Dr. Joel Germond “Art in theGarden” benefit for PWC

October 7 – Volunteer AppreciationPicnic – “Pies”

October 13 – Morro Bay WILD – Tourswith last year’s soup tasting

October 19 - OWCN Annual SummitOctober 26 - CCWR Symposium

Nov. 18 – Annual GeneralMembership Meeting 1-3,Morro Bay Community CenterBOD Voting Results - AnimalAmbassadors

December – Contributor,Sponsor, Patron & BenefactorMembership Level Receptions(by invitation)

11:30 Doors Open – AnimalAmbassadors & Auction12-2:30 Soup Tasting,

Wine, Beer, Cider & SweetsTickets online: soupabration.org

November 4 – Noon to 3pmMorro Bay Community Center

With the start of Fall and our very busy Spring/Summer season reaching its end, so much comes to mind! This isa time marked with extreme gratitude of our members, staff and volunteers… for making PWC’s mission apriority in their lives… for Senator Bill Monning honoring us as the 2018 Nonprofit of the Year in his 17th Districtciting the “tremendous service we provide for SLO County…” for being the compassionate voice for creatureswithout one by successfully rehabilitating many species (including an unusual visitor, an oiled Ancient Murrelet,that we had never seen before, one of an unusually large number of oiled seabirds we received in the first 3months of the year,) and… for an end to the earlier-than-usual baby wildlife season that began in early February.

The baby wildlife campaign just ended with over 100 of our members and new donors respondingenthusiastically. That appeal introduced us to 16 new supporters and brought back 12 lapsed members. Being anonprofit, this is the heart it takes for us to continue operations.

Like Fall bounty, this time of year is characterized by shorter days and longer nights, the warmth of family andfriends, good cheer, and giving to your favorite charity! We depend on our members’ giving in many ways:sharing goodwill about our life-saving work with others, attending our fundraisers (Morro Bay WILD orSoupabration!) and donating on Giving Tuesday (or before the year-end).

In the words of Kathy Calvin (President/CEO of the UN Foundation), “Giving is not just about making a donation.It is about making a difference!” Please, make your difference today!

Welcome New Members & Donors (May – Aug 2018)Karine Alfonso Trina Dougherty Stella James Marie McRee Divya ShulkaKari Alloway Dragomir Family Daniel Johnson Greta Meloling-Goodman Diana SimsDeborah & Chandler Alvino Yvette Dube Leslie Jones Miriam Miguel Janalyn SimpsonAhsha Anderson Elise & Mike Duncan Carol Ann Jones Dorothy Miller Amanda SmithMelissa Angel Cathy Eismann Leslie Jones Melinda Miller Alisha SmithsonKyle Austin Madeline Fay Juliette Joyce Denise Milardo Yvonne SmithJena Baird Gina Feirara Elisabeth Kahan Heather Moore Cyndee SmolikClara Baker Tricia Fife Darla Kay Geoffrey Moreland Rebecca SouzaMindy Ballard Pinky Fisher Dave Keeling Kathy Olsen Flint StevensEmily Baranek Tracy Frost Melissa Kidd Elizabeth Ondyak Jacqueline SteelBreanna Baxley Claudia Garrick Denise King Christina Osborn Thawney StottlerVictoria Beecham Ann Graves Kelley Carolyn Krueger Tracy Paz Lemos Pet SupplyPam & Dean Berto Diane Gregory Ann Kurotori Leslie Powers Cassandra SwalesGrace Boyle & Andrew Clark Juan Gutierrez Kerri Kwiatek Lisa Pugh Amelia SwiernikBreanna Braxley Sarah Halpern Linda Larsen Lara Purciel Michelle ThacherJerry Breakstone Robin Hamilton Joan Leader Natalie Ramos Kathleen & Burkely TowleBreanne Burkard Happy People Win Sarah Leon Kristie Razi Joanne TrudeauLinda Caldwell` Patti Harsch Joanna Lindegaard & Robie Soley Karen Reinecke Allan UyDeborah & Dan Cariaga James Harley Reid Lindstrom Alana Reynolds Kristen & Stewart VoeltzTurley Wine Cellars Brooke Hatcher Angela Lorenzo Sandy Ricketts Rick von BatschTammy Clauzel Sunny Hawks Natalie Lorz Zoe Rice Veronica WassermanRichard Coffey Janette Hayden Larry Lovall Karen & Dave Rucker Lauren WilkinsLourdes Collins Roberta Held Nicholi Mackewicz Jean Ryan Theresa WilsonRosalind Crew Tina Hino Dylan Maddalena Martin Saenz Mark WoodsSandra Crewe Mark Hodgson Sandra Mayner Robin Salina Ian WoodDonald Daniels Lorraine Hoffman Deidre McEveeety Tammy Seale Alyssa YasutakeJeff Dobbs Isis Howard Melissa McElhenie Debbie Semionyk Noel YorkKaran Dodson Karen Howard Sheila McGuire Helen Diaz-Sepulveda Olivia ZuninoSherry Dooley Jeri Hughes Alyson McLamore & Terry Spiller Chloe Shaheen

What does it take for Pacific Wildlife Care (PWC) to nurturehatchling quail to their release point? Orphaned andsometimes only 2-3 days old and weighing 10 grams (Think“4 pinches of salt!”), they are the size of a small cotton ball.Many come from destroyed nests and are delivered to PWCin a “stuporous” attitude (DVM Shannon Rigg’s vocabulary)then evaluated at intake and usually whisked off to anincubator. Once warmed up, many quail hatchlings begindashing around on blurred legs, scratching at the ground,consistent with this precocious species.

Precocial birds, like quail, hatch out with a warm covering ofdown feathers, so can keep reasonably warm without anincubating parent. Quail chicks are quite mobile on theground and soon feed themselves. However, it takes a goodbit of time before they can fly, so parents of precocial chicksspend a fair amount of time watching out for predatorslooking to make a flightless chick into a meal.

For a few days, the incubator will be home, and filled with yummymealworms, finely chopped broccoli, quail starter (speciallyformulated quail pellets) and a small water dish with a pebble toprevent accidental slips while racing from corner to corner.

Next forwarding address might be Home Care: where, with a“Baby Bird Mom” (Quasi-Quail parent), the hatchlings put onfeathers and weight and enjoy privacy from intervening, butwell-intentioned caretakers. An alternate address may be a

quail-qualified playpen, which may look messy by BetterHomes & Gardens standards, but “feels like home” to anear-fledged quail.

Then comes June graduation! The quail have gotten a passingfinal vet check from Dr. Riggs and are ready for release. With“3 birds in a box,” I slowly drive through Montana de Oro StatePark early one morning, windows down, listening for “quailchatter.” When separated from a covey (the group) or a mate,the California Quail’s call sounds like it’s saying Chi-ca-go, andsometimes repeats it up to 10 times. No, the bird isn’t askingfor relocation to the Midwest from Sunny California (whereit’s the State Bird), they also use a repeated pit-pit alarm toalert covey to nearby danger.

Ah-h-h, the sounds I’ve been straining for— a male-femaleadult pair in sight. What luck! It’s fortunate that severalCalifornia Quail broods may mix after hatching and all parentsbecome “hands on deck” caring for any young.

I recruit a stander-by to open the box, and unlike the huddlethe 3 have maintained in the carrier, they burst out 3 differentdirections! Hopefully, this “Mom and Pop” quail will patientlyrein in the trio with their antiphonal calls (intricate calls fitinto a tightly orchestrated pattern) that the fledges willrecognize.

From a destroyed nest into a healthy “teenager’s habitat” inapproximately 26 days, thanks to Pacific Wildlife Care.

If you are 70 1/2 or older youcould save on your taxes!One of our anonymousmembers notified us recentlythat as soon as she turns 70 1/2she will be giving PacificWildlife Care the amount in herRegular IRA that she is requiredto withdraw this year (called anRMD, Required MinimumDistribution). If she were to takethe dispersion directly herself,taxes would be due, but bydonating it to PWC she avoidsall taxes on that amount. Sheonly needs to provide her fundmanager our IRS tax ID. If youor someone you know isnearing 70 1/2, alert them to thefact that they must not make thedonation before their halfbirthday, but they can maketheir first distribution as late asApril of 2019 to avoid payingtaxes. If it’s not the first, it mustbe taken before December 31,2018. PWC's Tax ID is: 77-0196350

OTHER WAYS TOSUPPORT PWC:FUND-OUR-VETFund-Our-Vet (FOV) Donations– Donations designated toFOV, must always be indicatedas such. Some members giveregularly to both operating andto FOV (either with twosubscribing memberships, orbill pay via their bank with anote to us: "$ X of donation forFOV." Those funds are directedand kept in the account toretain our Veterinarian andDirector of Animal Care: Dr.Shannon Riggs.

DID YOUKNOW?

A QUAIL TALE By Sharon Blakely

California Quail # 778, 828, 890 were under Pacific Wildlife Care’scare, then released at Montana de Oro State Park with theassistance of a teacher from Avila Beach, whose class had beenvisited by PWC’s Wildlife Ambassadors.

Gwen Kellas joined MarcelleBakula at the PWC table duringthe Annual Oceans Fair in Augustin San Simeon (over 500 parentsand children attended).

RELEASESMay-August 2018

Total: 517

American Crow 17American Kestrel 1American Robin 2

Anna's Hummingbird 5Band-tailed Pigeon 4

Barn Owl 10Barn Swallow 3

Bat 2Bewick's Wren 5

Black Crowned Night Heron 1Black Phoebe 2

Black Rat 13Black-headed Grosbeak 1Blainville Horned Lizard 1

Brandt's Cormorant 3Brewer's Blackbird 3

Brown Pelican 12Brush Rabbit 7

Bullock's Oriole 1California Ground Squirrel 13

California Gull 2California Quail 4

California Thrasher 1California Towhee 5

Cedar Waxwing 1Clark's Grebe 1Cliff Swallow 14

Common Murre 2Common Poorwill 1

Common Yellowthroat 1Dark-eyed Junco 5

Deer Mouse 2Desert Cottontail 8

Double-crested Cormorant 2Eurasian Collared-dove 28

European Starling 22Gopher Snake 4

Great Blue Heron 1Great Horned Owl 6

Green Heron 1Hooded Oriole 1

House Finch 23House Sparrow 13

Lesser Goldfinch 1Mallard 53

Merriam's Chipmunk 1Mourning Dove 12

Northern Flicker 1Northern Long-eared Owl 1

Northern Mockingbird 11Northern Raccoon 5

Pacific Loon 1Pelagic Cormorant 1

Pied-billed Grebe 2Pigeon Guillemot 1

Purple Finch 1Red-shouldered Hawk 11

Red-tailed Hawk 5Rock Pigeon 26

Southern Alligator Lizard 1Striped Skunk 4Turkey Vulture 3

Virginia Opossum 62Western Bluebird 3

Western Grebe 3Western Gull 28

Western Pond Turtle 3Western Screech Owl 4

Western Scrub-Jay 18Wild Turkey 1

FREEDOM FRIDAY RELEASE PHOTOS

WELCOME NEW REHABILITATION TECHNICIANS (RT)

Kelley BolandKelley grew up in San Diego,where she was first exposed towildlife rehabilitation as avolunteer for Project Wildlife in2011. She moved to San LuisObispo to attend Cal Poly andgraduated in 2016 with a degreein Field & Wildlife Biology. Shehas been working with Cal Polyprofessors on several researchprojects and with the Morro BayNational Estuary Program as afield technician. Kelley also lovesteaching and taught at CampK.E.E.P. as an outdoor educatorfor 6th graders.

She began volunteering at PWCintermittently in 2014 andbegan her position as a RT thispast July.

Giavanna CaputoGia grew up in Southern OrangeCounty in Ladera Ranch. Shestarted practicing ShotokanKarate at the age of 5 andcontinued until she was a HighSchool Junior. ShowingClydesdales from the age of 9 wasanother one of her loves. Sheplayed the cello for 13 years andwas on the dance team at SanJuan Hills High School. She wasthe foaling manager at the HorseUnit her senior year at Cal Polyand also worked at an equinerehabilitation center. Shegraduated with a degree inAnimal Science.

Gia first volunteered for PWCbefore completing her summerinternship.

Jacqueline SanchezJackie has been a RT sinceOctober 2017. After graduatingfrom Cal State University, LongBeach in Molecular/CellBiology and Physiology, shevolunteered for the JaguarRescue Center in Costa Ricawhere she was first exposed towildlife rehabilitation. Fromthere she completed aninternship through thePeninsula Humane Society inBurlingame as well as aninternship from Pacific WildlifeCare.

Jackie grew up in Los Angelescounty and now resides inSanta Maria with herroommate Ferris, the duck.

McKaila, McKaila, McKaila!(Your parents must be bursting with pride overthe generosity you have shown PWC all theseyears!) For McKaila’s birthday, as she often hasdone starting when she was in grammar school, sheinvited friends and family to view some of PWC’s WildlifeAmbassadors and in lieu of gifts, asked attendeesto send donations to PWC: this year totaling over $800.00!

Kimberly Perez accepts check from Rotary Club Animal Care Clinic Staff – Facebook Cover Photo

PWC’s miss ion i s to support San Luis Obispo wi ld l i fe through rehabi l i tat ion and educat ional outreach.We env i s ion Pac i f i c Wi ld l i fe Care as an advocate for wi ld l i fe . By shar ing our exper iences, we insp i recommuni ty par t ic ipat ion to reduce harm to our wi ld ne ighbors .

Membersh ip /Dona t ions Save L i ves Board OfficersPresident: Kimberly PerezVice President: Marcelle BakulaSecretary: Kathleen DillonTreasurer: Robert Blakely

Board MembersCraig ChristakosDr. Joel Germond

NewsletterEditor: Marcelle BakulaCopy Editor: John FitzRandolphLayout: Jeanette Stone

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