Patient in Focus

Record Year of Bird Patients in 2015

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2015 was an unusually big year for International Bird Rescue. We received a record number of injured and sick aquatic birds during all seasons and there was no “slow season” as we have had in previous years. More than 6,000 birds – including those from a mystery goo event, a Santa Barbara oil spill, and … Read more

Patient of the Week: Lesser Scaup

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A female Lesser Scaup is our patient of the week. This scaup was brought to our Los Angeles Center by a concerned member of the public. The downed bird was found on the streets of Long Beach and the rescuer thought she looked like she was going to be attacked by crows. Upon intake the … Read more

Patient of the Week: Red-breasted Merganser

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Our patient of the week is a beautiful Red-breasted Merganser in care at our Los Angeles center! Winter migrants, like this merganser, are flying south for warmer weather and that means we are seeing more of these migrants in care. Mergansers are large diving ducks with long, thin bills that are lined with serrated edges … Read more

Patient of the Week: Heermann’s Gull

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A Heermann’s Gull is resting comfortably this week after our team removed a huge fishing hook that was lodged in the seabird’s stomach. It also had serious wounds at the corners of the mouth from the fishing line causing tissue damage. Bird Rescue’s skillful veterinarian, Dr. Rebecca Duerr, removed the hook at the San Francisco … Read more

Patient of the Week: Black Oystercatcher

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The Black Oystercatcher chick that we raised from a hatchling at our Northern California center has been named Ash (Hebrew for “happy”) by our summer interns Mari, Ioana, Brittany, and Julie. With its new name, Ash has been transferred from San Francisco Bay Center to the Los Angeles Center in preparation for placement soon in … Read more

Patient of the Week: Red-Footed Booby

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We are treating a Red-Footed Booby – a very rare visitor to Southern California – at our Los Angeles Center. The seabird was found September 13th by Redondo Beach Animal Control on the Redondo Beach fishing pier. The officer observed that the bird was not moving. Upon initial exam, the Booby was found to be … Read more