Alexandria-Arlington County Animal Watch

Alexandria

This case was handled by the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, which operates the city animal shelter and provides animal control services to the city. The shelter is open from 1 to 8 p.m. weekdays and noon to 5 p.m. weekends. For information or to report emergencies involving animals 24 hours a day, call 703-838-4774. The league's Web site is http://www.alexandriaanimals.org.

Orphaned Squirrels Rescued

ELIOT COURT AND RAYBURN AVENUE, Sept. 5. Responding to a call about two baby squirrels that had fallen out of a nest, an animal control officer found one squirrel with minor injuries and one that appeared uninjured. There was no sign of a nest nor the squirrels' parents. The officer took the squirrels to a wildlife rehabilitator, who will care for them until they can survive in the wild on their own.

Arlington County

These cases were handled by the Animal Welfare League of Arlington County, which operates the county animal shelter and provides animal control services to the county. The shelter is open from noon to 7 p.m. weekdays except Tuesdays and noon to 4 p.m. weekends. For information or to report emergencies involving animals 24 hours a day, call 703-931-9241. The league's Web site is http://www.awla.org.

Squirrel Claims Its Babies

GARFIELD ST. N., 300 block. Aug. 24. An animal control officer responding to a report found four baby squirrels, one of which was dead, in front of a residence. While examining the babies, the officer noticed an agitated adult squirrel. The officer placed the animals at the base of a tree and walked away. Within minutes, the adult squirrel carried each of the babies up to a nest in the tree.

Squirrel Screams for Help

SECOND ST. N., 4600 block, Aug. 27. An animal control officer responding to a report found two uninjured fully furred baby squirrels at the foot of a tree. When the officer picked up one of the babies, it started to shriek, and an adult squirrel appeared from the tree. The officer put the baby back on the ground, and the squirrel carried the babies back to their nest.

Hawk Goes to Rehab

POWHATAN ST. N., 1200 block, Sept. 10. Animal control received several reports about a hawk on the ground at Madison Manor Park. An animal control officer found a juvenile red-shouldered hawk that could not fly but did not appear injured. The hawk was taken to a raptor rehabilitator for examination.

-- Compiled by RIA MANGLAPUS