Flying Home: Rescue Group Helps Save Woodpecker

WARREN, RI—Portsmouth' s Kristin Fletcher is executive director of Wildlife Rehabilitators' Association of RI, and she's a hands-on type of executive director. Today, the Warren Animal Control Officer called for help with a red bellied woodpecker. The outcome was a success, and she sent the Bristol-Warren Patch these great pictures of the bird's release back into the wild.

"This red bellied woodpecker was brought to me," she wrote, "after he probably hit a window near the transfer station. Luckily he was only stunned and happy to be returned home after a few hours."

Fletcher's organization is all volunteers and relies on donations. They're now asking contributors to help with their annual appeal.