Young man of the lake

Today I got a call from Guy Highland who works for North Fork Anglers. He had some people from Minnesota out north of Cody on 2AB trying to catch the elusive fish. They didn't witness it but heard an osprey hit an overhead wire and saw it spiral down to the water. When Guy called me the bird had been making his way to shore and when close enough was taken out of the water and put in a jacket. I took this very chilled bird, named TIMMY, to Drs. Blessing and Pedersen for x-rays as his right wing was badly broken. Unfortunately the breaks were many and too close to his shoulder joint. Because osprey are very difficult to keep in captivity and because this was such a bad fracture, the decision was made to euthanize him. Very sad when this happens but at least there was someone nearby who cared enough to call for help. Thanks Timmy for finding the bird and to Guy for making the call.