Photographers Cheryl Reynolds and Bill Steinkamp have taken some great recent shots of our birds in care at the San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles centers. Here are just a few selects… Brandt’s Cormorant, photo by Bill Steinkamp Eared Grebes, photo by Bill Steinkamp Pied-billed Grebe, photo by Cheryl Reynolds Common Murre, photo by Cheryl … Read more
Blue-Banded Pelican T82 surrounded by Heermann’s Gulls, photo by Marlin Harms All field accounts indicate that it’s been a good year for seabirds along the West Coast that feed on schooling fish like sardines and anchovies. Fish seem to be plentiful to the point that they are drawing birds from the south, such as the … Read more
Common Murres and a Pied-billed Grebe share a diving bird pool at our San Francisco Bay center, photo by Cheryl Reynolds. Good news! We are nearly at the finish line for our fall membership drive. If you’ve already signed up, thank you so much for your support. As of today, we’re at 98% of our … Read more
Diana Pereira (left) and Julie Skoglund prepare to wash an oiled Red-tailed Hawk, photos by Dave Weeshoff Last week, our Los Angeles center team washed an oiled Red-tailed Hawk, which was lightly sedated to minimize stress on the animal during the procedure. A photo of this wash posted to our Facebook page has become one … Read more
Photo by Cheryl Reynolds If you’ve been to our BirdCam Project page lately, you may have seen this Red-necked Phalarope. On August 29, the bird came into care at our San Francisco Bay center not holding its wing in a normal posture, and X-rays revealed a fractured coracoid. The wing was wrapped, and the bird … Read more
Photos by Bill Steinkamp Human cruelty incidents against Brown Pelicans are among the most heartbreaking cases our wildlife team sees. As this seminal 1992 Los Angeles Times article on the problem shows so vividly, such cruelty is longstanding, and unfortunately it continues to this day. But such stories sometimes have happy endings. Over the weekend, … Read more
Photos by Kelly Berry If you’ve been following the news in California, you likely know that the region is in early stages of Blue-footed Booby fever. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times reported on a recent “invasion” by Blue-footed Boobies that have been spotted up and down the California coast. One bird was even found … Read more
Photos by Kelly Berry International Bird Rescue’s Los Angeles center has recently cared for two rails — marsh-dwelling birds of the family Rallidae. One is a Virginia Rail, the other, shown above, a Sora. A member of the public brought in this Sora in early September, having found the bird in a backyard pool. Thankfully, … Read more
Photo by Paul Berry This Pigeon Guillemot arrived at our Los Angeles center last week, having been found by International Bird Rescue rehabilitation technician Neil Uelman while hiking at Christmas Cove in nearby Rancho Palos Verdes. Here’s the backstory from Neil: I was hiking along the beach and saw a sad-looking juvenile Pigeon Guillemot lying … Read more
Photo by Cheryl Reynolds New arrivals at our San Francisco Bay center: these gull chicks, shown above at feeding time via puppet feeder. The feather duster shown below acts as a surrogate parent. Photo by Michelle Bellizzi Photos by Cheryl Reynolds