News
New Limited-Edition Merchandise On Sale
Just in time for the holidays: Limited-edition merchandise to celebrate our 2020 Bird of the Year: The Western Grebe.
November 18, 2020
Features
Bird Heroes: Nine-year-old Daughter and Father Rescue Migratory Duck
A Green-winged Teal is alive and in care because of the heroic efforts of two family members in Mendocino County.
November 16, 2020
News
Spooky Spirits: Bird Faces That Scream Halloween!
This young Double-crested Cormorant is undoubtedly the Bird Rescue patient with the best Halloween scream. Instead of candy, he’s actually hoping to get a big delicious fish to eat, and he won’t stop screaming until he gets one. Caring for these baby birds gets our team in the Halloween spirit as they have to
October 31, 2020
Patient of the Week
Patient of the Week: Brandt’s Cormorant
A Brandt’s Cormorant came to us last week after ingesting a fish hook and having two others lodged in its mouth. The two in its mouth were removed by our colleagues at Native Animal Rescue in Santa Cruz, but the hook that had been swallowed was a potential serious problem that may have needed surgery;
October 15, 2020
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Photographers in Focus: Sandrine Biziaux-Scherson
This month we are spotlighting the gorgeous and evocative bird photography of Irvine-based Sandrine Biziaux-Scherson.
October 7, 2020
News
Pelican with Repaired Pouch Tear Returns to the Wild
Watch then video of treatment and release After a month in care that included a 4-hour procedure to repair its torn pouch, a healed Brown Pelican was released this week and is back at home in the wild. The adult female pelican was banded with Y54, a special blue-band that helps International Bird Rescue track
October 2, 2020
News
Brown Pelican’s Enormous Pouch Laceration Repaired
Remember Pink the Pelican back several years ago and its horrible pouch laceration? Another Brown Pelican patient has suffered an even worse sliced pouch. On August 30, 2020, a mature adult female Brown Pelican was found near the Ventura harbor in Southern California with an enormous pouch laceration – including both sides of her pouch
September 28, 2020
News
Heroic Efforts Couldn’t Save Wayward Nazca Booby
An unusual tropical patient came into care in September at International Bird Rescue’s Los Angeles Wildlife Center after being found stranded at the Port of Long Beach. The injured seabird, called a Nazca Booby, was far out of its normal range — some 3,000 miles from its home in the Galapagos Islands — and even
September 23, 2020
International Bird Rescue Welcomes Cindy Margulis as Director of Philanthropy
Our new Director of Philanthropy Cindy Margulis has been a longtime friend, ally, and supporter of Bird Rescue. She first encountered Bird Rescue in emergency response mode during the 2007 Cosco Busan Oil Spill in San Francisco Bay. She credits the calm, focus and competence of the team in that high-pressure situation as making an
September 19, 2020
Features
Seabirds in Distress: Penguin Look-alikes Showing Up On Northern California Beaches
A surge of seabirds beaching themselves along Northern California is overwhelming International Bird Rescue’s wildlife center. This summer over 200 sick Common Murres have been rescued and come into care. The birds – which resemble penguins but are more closely related to puffins – need a tremendous amount of care and Bird Rescue is asking
August 26, 2020
Features
Great Egrets Released with GPS Trackers To Aid in Waterbird Research
The recent release of Great Egrets raised by International Bird Rescue and outfitted with special Global Positioning System (GPS) trackers will aid in the research of this majestic waterbird species. The GPS backpack was provided and fitted by our friends from Audubon Canyon Ranch (ACR) as part of a study of the movements and migrations
August 8, 2020
Board Member Spotlight
International Bird Rescue Announces Two New Board Members
International Bird Rescue is excited to announce the election of two new members to its Board of Directors. The newly elected Board members are Elizabeth Kinney and Dave Westerholm. “I am pleased to welcome our two newest members to the Board of Directors,” said JD Bergeron, Bird Rescue’s Executive Director. “They both bring a unique
July 27, 2020
New Scientific Paper Published: Caspian Terns Saved, Rehabilitated, and Released by International Bird Rescue Are Surviving and Breeding!
Bird Rescue is proud to announce the publication of an important scientific paper on a rescue-and-rehabilitation effort that led to a notable success: the post-release survival and breeding of a group of Caspian Terns in Southern California. The story began in 2006 and 2007 in the Port of Long Beach, one of the busiest shipping
July 22, 2020
Rescued Snowy Plover Now A Monterey Aquarium Ambassador Bird
The Snowy Plover that came into care back in May 2020 is now at its forever home at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This tiny shorebird had its wing surgically pinned and later, physical therapy, but unfortunately the bird was deemed non releasable due to inadequate flight. His bone healed but his patagium – that web
July 16, 2020
Webinar: The Great Penguin Rescue: What We Learned At Treasure Oil Spill
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the extraordinary rescue and rehabilitation of 20,000 oiled penguins at the Treasure oil spill in South Africa. The response team from International Bird Rescue was one of the key organizations providing its expertise and passion to make this one of the most successful wildlife responses in the world/
July 10, 2020
Stuck In The Mud, Struggling Brown Pelican Saved By Community Rescuers
A Brown Pelican in Alameda, CA that was stuck in the mud and tethered to discarded fishing tackle is alive today and in care at International Bird Rescue after a heartwarming community rescue effort. On June 23th a newly retired Lincoln Middle School teacher, Sharmaine Moody, noticed a Brown Pelican that appeared to be stuck
July 1, 2020
Published Papers
Caspian Terns Saved, Rehabilitated, and Released by International Bird Rescue are Surviving and Breeding
Bird Rescue’s newly published scientific paper detailing the rescue-and-rehabilitation effort of waterbirds highlights a notable success: the post-release survival and breeding of a group of Caspian Terns in Southern California. The resarch paper was co-authored by Julie Skoglund, Rebecca Duerr, DVM MPVM PhD, both of International Bird Rescue, and Dr. Charlie Collins, Professor Emeritus at
June 28, 2020
Patient of the Month: Western Gull
A severely injured Western Gull, that was originally entangled and trapped by discarded fishing line and tackle, is back in the wild after heroic surgery and treatment by International Bird Rescue. The Western Gull was spotted May 18, 2020 on the breakwater in Half Moon Bay, ensnared by fishing gear. Luckily, a local kayaker, Bart
June 23, 2020