Photo by Bill Steinkamp Norman Bates was right: The old “You eat like a bird” adage isn’t true — birds really do eat a tremendous lot! The American Avocet orphan we recently profiled on this blog is growing up fast, thanks to a shorebird smorgasboard which includes live food. Our volunteer staff photographer Bill Steinkamp … Read more
All photos © International Bird Rescue-Cheryl Reynolds With the help of some eager young bird watchers, a group of herons and egrets has a new lease on life! On July 23, we teamed up with the Richmond Police Activities League (or “RPAL”) youth group to set free five Snowy Egrets and three Black-crowned Night Herons … Read more
Four of five juvenile Black-crowned Night Herons released at MLK Jr. Shoreline Regional Park in Oakland. Photos by Cheryl Reynolds We think it’s safe to say that most citizens of the Bay Area now know what a Black-crowned Night Heron is…. The subject of extensive media attention in the New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, … Read more
Photo by Isabel Luevano An elusive bird that hides in thick marsh vegetation, the Black Rail is listed as a near-threatened species (and formally listed as a threatened species by the State of California). The rail’s wetland habitat, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) notes, “is threatened by pollution, drought, wildfires, groundwater removal, … Read more
Photo © Silvermans Photography If only all of our family portraits could be this perfect … A banded Snowy Egret cared for by our SF Bay center team, now in the wild and with chicks. Check out photographers Susan and Neil Silverman’s work at silvermansphotography.com.
Photos by Cheryl Reynolds How many baby birds do we have in care right now? A lot. For instance: By last count at International Bird Rescue’s San Francisco Bay center, our team was caring for over 70 Mallard Ducklings, as well as baby Black-crowned Night Herons, Green Herons and mergansers. And the numbers continue to … Read more
Dr. Rebecca Duerr with “Pink” during the animal’s first surgery, photos by Bill Steinkamp. After a week filled with heartbreaking images of our latest animal cruelty patient, we’re pleased to give you some good news today: The adult California Brown Pelican mutilated by an unknown suspect has completed a successful first surgery to repair an … Read more
Photos by Cheryl Reynolds This female Red-breasted Merganser was found at Main Beach in Santa Cruz on April 6 and was transported to us via our wildlife partners at Native Animal Rescue on Saturday. Upon intake, she was found to be emaciated with poor feather quality, and was suffering from toe abrasions, a likely result … Read more
Photos by Cheryl Reynolds Over the past week, both International Bird Rescue’s wildlife centers in California received orphaned baby birds. Our Los Angeles center is caring for four orphaned ducklings, while our San Francisco Bay center has Canada goslings, Mallard ducklings and a Green Heron, shown above being fed via puppet surrogate. This patient was … Read more
Photo by Cheryl Reynolds Recently, we wrote about pelican conservation on the Pacific Coast in this Los Angeles Times op-ed. The star of the piece was Brown Pelican Red #308, who came to us several months ago with a severe injury to his left patagium (a fold of skin on the leading edge of the … Read more