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November/December 2019
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
SANDHILL CRANE
BABY RESCUE
Wally Schulz, supervisor, Tampa
territory, noticed a baby sandhill crane
in distress while checking on CLS
crews at Groves Golf and Country
Club. He saw a bobber hanging out
of its mouth on fishing line that was
tripping the baby when it walked.
Schulz wanted to see where he was
hooked at, but he couldn't get close.
They had to first keep the watchful
parents at bay to help the baby.
"We corralled him, and I grabbed him.
I looked and he had swallowed the
hook," Schulz said. "I wrapped him in
my Davey vest and drove him to the
vet. He sat with his head resting on
the center console. I think he knew
he was hurt and that I was taking him
somewhere to help him."
Schulz took the baby crane to Blue
Pearl Veterinary Clinic in Tampa. The
vet told him they were going to get
the hook out, send him to rehabilitation
and bring him back to where Schulz
found him.
OWNER'S BOX
"
As an employee who
is also part owner of
the company, that is
probably personally
one of my greatest
loves for the company.
I get to actually say
I own part of this
billion-dollar company
that I am a part of and
working at every single
day. So, I'm not just
working for faceless
people who I don't
know anything about.
I'm working for myself
and for my future, and
hopefully some day
my retirement.
"
KATRINA BALTES
Orientation specialist
Recruiting
Above and left: Wally Schulz wrapped up
the baby sandhill crane in his vest and it sat
with its head resting on the center console
on the way to the vet.
Above: During the removal the birds gathered
on one side of the tree. They couldn't fly and
only hopped from branch to branch. Joe Berg
said his crew had to remove the top of the
tree with handsaws because the adolescent
birds started jumping out of their nests when
they heard the chainsaws.
The one good part about this removal
was the fact there wasn't time
pressure and the crew could think
everything through, Berg said.
"If conditions changed, we asked the
International Bird Rescue for their
opinion," Berg said. "There were 10
people with eyes on the birds while
we were working, and it was a big
collaborative effort."
