
Baby Bird Season in the Bay Area
With the excitement surrounding the release of the new Migration movie, we’d like to share some fun facts about Mallards and the other duck species we care for at International Bird Rescue.





















Join us for our 8th Annual Yes We PeliCAN! 5K Run/Walk! Whether you're in California or across the globe, Bird Rescue supporters everywhere are invited to take part in this fun, active event!
Calling all night birds! Join us for an upbeat celebration on Saturday, September 27th to celebrate Bird Rescue’s conservation of waterbirds worldwide.
International Bird Rescue is currently treating a high volume of fledglings struggling to find food and adult pelicans affected by domoic acid poisoning.
June 23rd marks the 25th anniversary of the MV Treasure Spill – the largest and most successful wildlife emergency response in history. We invite you to watch a special multi-part series reflecting on the early days of the response.
We invite you to read our latest annual report and be inspired to join us in this mission and take action wherever you are to make your community a safer, healthier place for birds.
Sign up for the next volunteer orientation classes in Northern and Southern California!
How you can take action to keep safe and help stop the spread of of Avian Influenza (H1N1). This includes wild birds and domestic birds (chickens, ducks and turkeys).
Our education program connects students to the wildlife in their backyard.
International Bird Rescue’s wildlife clinics are open year-round to provide critical care to seabirds beyond treating oiled wildlife. Each year our rehabilitation teams admit 3,500-5,000 birds between our two California clinic locations. These patients were brought to us by the general public and affiliated wildlife groups. Our focus has been to act toward balance with the natural world by rescuing waterbirds in crisis – since 1971 we’ve admitted over 160,000 birds and the count continues. Read more

With the excitement surrounding the release of the new Migration movie, we’d like to share some fun facts about Mallards and the other duck species we care for at International Bird Rescue.

June 23rd marks the 25th anniversary of the Merchant Vessel (MV) Treasure Spill – the largest and most successful wildlife emergency response in history.

Tending to landscape means making space for the local wildlife that depends on it. But when that wildlife is a group of industrious beavers determined to turn your water management system into their dream pond, things get a little more complicated.

Eight Double-crested Cormorants, who arrived in our care as a mix of eggs and newly hatched chicks, have officially been raised to be wild birds and released back to nature.
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