Kalispell’s ‘bird lady’ at helm of recovery center
Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center Founder and Executive Director Beth Watne gets a hug from Harley, a female Harlan's red tailed hawk found south of Polson.
Volunteer Nicole Nelson interacts with Arthur, a ferruginous hawk with a unique personality.
Igor the a Barn Owl who was transferred to Montana Wild Wings from Liberty Wildlife Center in Scottsdale Arizona.
Luther, an American kestrel was found near Pablo in 2014 and suffers from a broken left wing that prevents him from being able to survive in the wild.
Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center Founder and Executive Director Beth Watne handles Victory, a sub-adult bald eagle who came to the center in 2017.
Victory, a sub-adult bald eagle at the Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center was found with a broken elbow near Kila in 2017.
Victory, a sub-adult bald eagle at the Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center was found with a broken elbow near Kila in 2017. (Jeremy Weber photos/Daily Inter Lake)
When Kalispell’s Beth Watne took in her first bird of prey in the early 1980s, she had no idea it would lead to a deep-rooted fascination with raptors. Today, as she runs the nonprofit Montana Wild Wings Recovery Center from her home on the east side of town, Watne helps rehabilitate dozens of injured birds every year while also caring for the two dozen education birds that make the center their home....
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