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.
Baby Birds
Helping Western Snowy Plovers Thrive From Day One
Once small enough to find reassurance beside their stand-in parent, the Western Snowy Plover chicks now tower over it – a sweet sign of how quickly they grow under expert care.
Raising a Flock: Nurturing 13 Snowy Plover Chicks
Watch these plover chicks, who are only one to three days old, as they curiously roam the incubator in this heartwarming YouTube video.
From Hazard to Haven: Snowy Plover Chicks Hatch Safely
This week, we’re celebrating three Western Snowy Plover chicks who hatched in care at International Bird Rescue. Watch the most recent hatchling break out of its shell in this YouTube video. Eight plover eggs were admitted on May 29 after they were moved from a potentially hazardous area where drying mud created deep fissures. We … Read more
Good Things Come in Threes, and We’ve Got Two Sets of Killdeer Triplets!
Three orphaned Killdeer chicks have doubled in weight and continue to grow stronger each day. They were rescued from Project Wildlife in San Diego, CA and transferred to Bird Rescue’s Los Angeles Wildlife Center.
Helping Snowy Plover Hatchlings Out Of Their Shell
Three Western Snowy Plover hatchlings had a rough start in life. For unknown reasons, their parents did not return to the nest for more than 24 hours. Biologists from San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory grew concerned. Here’s their story.
Raising Baby Mergansers: Chicks with Expensive Tastes
Common Mergansers are without a doubt some of the cutest babies we see in care, they have very particular dietary needs that come with a hefty price tag – each one is likely to require several hundred dollars worth of minnows before they are grown.
Baby Bird Season Has Begun!
Spring has sprung—ducklings and other baby birds have begun making their way into care at both of our California wildlife centers. We offer readers a helpful a reminder on what to do when you find a baby bird.
Here Come The Baby Birds!
Dear Bird Rescue Supporter, Our doors are still open for wildlife and that’s a good thing. Baby bird season is quickly upon us and we will need your help to keep them fed and cared for! We need to raise $5,000 and if you donate today your donation will be DOUBLED by an anonymous donor! … Read more
Video of the Oakland Heronry Rescue
Watch this video to learn how International Bird Rescue jumped into action starting on July 10, 2019 to rescue dozens of baby herons and egrets when their rookery tree partially collapsed in downtown Oakland. A total of 90 birds ended up being rescued over three days. This included 51 Snowy Egrets, 22 Black-crowned Night-Herons, … Read more