Patient in Focus

Patient of the Week: Horned Puffin

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This week, International Bird Rescue’s San Francisco Bay center in Fairfield is caring for 137 birds at latest count, including this Horned Puffin. Rehabilitation technician Isabel Luevano reports the bird was transported nearly 200 miles to our center from County, where it was found emaciated with a foot injury. We’ll keep you updated on its … Read more

Update: Current number of birds in care at our Los Angeles center

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Common Murres recovering in a pelagic pool, post-wash. Photos by Bill Steinkamp. Rehabilitation technician and volunteer coordinator Neil Uelman shares the latest count of birds in care at our Los Angeles center: 50 Common Murres 9 Brown Pelicans 4 Western Gulls 4 California Gulls 3 Western Grebes 3 Black-crowned Night Herons 1 Bufflehead 1 Black-necked … Read more

Birds in care: Common Goldeneye

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Among the birds currently or recently in care is this Common Goldeneye at our San Francisco Bay wildlife care center. Photo by Cheryl Reynolds. And the bird photo-bombing the shot in the background? It’s a male Bufflehead. Check out our most recent bird count at our centers here. We’ve had a few oiled birds come … Read more

Birds in care this week

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A Black-vented Shearwater currently in care at our Los Angeles wildlife care center. Photo by Bill Steinkamp. This week’s full list of birds in care by latest count: San Francisco Bay Area center: 51 Birds in Care (updated January 9, 2013) 16 Brown Pelicans 8 Western Grebes 7 Northern Fulmars 4 Common Murres 3 Horned … Read more

Birds in Care this Week

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Here are the four most common species in care, by latest count: This week’s full list of birds in care by latest count: International Bird Rescue’s San Francisco Bay Center 82 Birds in Care 32 Brown Pelicans 18 Western Grebes 9 Northern Fulmars 3 Western Gulls 3 Eared Grebes 3 Common Murres 2 Horned Grebes … Read more

Current Birds in Care

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Photo by Cheryl Reynolds This week, we’re caring for a dizzying variety of species  — including five Northern Fulmars at our San Francisco Bay Area center. Other birds in care include a Bufflehead, a Red-necked Grebe, a Sora, an American White Pelican and two Red-throated Loons in beautiful plumage. A significant number of these birds … Read more

Birds in Care

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Here are the most common bird species we’re caring for right now at our Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Area centers: Other birds in care: 2 Common Murres 2 Common Loons 2 American White Pelicans 2 Canada Geese 1 Red-throated Loon 1 Sooty Shearwater 1 Ring-billed Gull 1 Hybrid Duck 1 California Gull 1 … Read more

Tuesday Stats: Birds at Our San Francisco Bay Area Center

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At last count, there were 66 birds in care at our Bay Area wildlife care center, including: Bird count at International Bird Rescue’s Bay Area center as of Monday: 29 Brown Pelicans 17 Western Grebes 4 Western Gulls 3 Canada Geese 2 Northern Fulmars 2 California Gulls 2 Hybrid Ducks 1 Belted Kingfisher 1 Mallard … Read more

Birds in Our Care

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Here are the latest numbers reported earlier this week from our Northern and Southern California wildlife care center outreach coordinators, Cheryl Reynolds and Neil Uelman: Brown Pelicans: 41 Western Grebes: 23 Western Gulls: 11 Eared Grebes: 8 Brandt’s Cormorants: 3 Ruddy Ducks: 2 Pied-billed Grebes: 2 California Gulls: 2 Common Murres: 1 Black-crowned Night Herons: … Read more