Preparing a Great Horned Owl for a wash to remove contamination, photos by Jennifer Gummerman During 2013, we cared for a small number of owls, some brought to us contaminated by petroleum or other substances. Barn Owls, Western Screech Owls and a Great Horned Owl were all patients last year. Recently, our Los Angeles center … Read more
Photo by Kelly Berry The Marbled Godwit is the largest of four godwit species — shorebirds with long bills used to probe for mollusks and aquatic worms. One of our Los Angeles center’s new patients is this Marbled Godwit, found injured in Isla Vista, CA on February 9. The bird was found unable to stand … Read more
Photos by Isabel Luevano Our San Francisco Bay center’s pelican aviary has been home to a solitary Brown Pelican for several months now. Cormorants, gulls and other birds have come and gone in this enclosure, but this bird’s healing is requiring more time and patience. Upon intake in 2013, we found this male pelican was suffering … Read more
Release photos by Cheryl Patterson; inset photo by Kelly Berry One of our most recent patients of the week is this Common Loon, which we’re pleased to report is the Los Angeles center’s first loon release of 2014. The backstory: This loon was found in late December, having crash-landed on Ventura Blvd in Studio City, … Read more
Photo by Isabel Luevano Among the releases from our San Francisco Bay center this past week is a Ruddy Duck, one that spent several days in an outdoor pool featured on International Bird Rescue’s BirdCam Project. Ruddy Ducks are common patients at both our California centers. In L.A., we recently cared for two ruddies that … Read more
Photo by Isabel Luevano Our patients of the week are six Northern Fulmars currently in care at International Bird Rescue’s San Francisco Bay center — five of which you can see in the photo above, recuperating in an outdoor pool. These fulmars have been received in the past week from San Francisco, Santa Cruz and … Read more
Last month, this American Wigeon was found on bustling Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles — hardly a suitable habitat for a dabbling duck. After several weeks in care, we released this wigeon at El Dorado Regional Park in nearby Long Beach. Volunteer photographer Bill Steinkamp was on hand to film the big day. Related: … Read more
Photos by Kelly Berry This week’s featured patient is a Common Loon at our Los Angeles center, shown here recuperating in an outdoor diving bird pool. Rehabilitation technician Kelly Berry gives us the backstory of this bird: This Common Loon was found at 12800 Ventura Blvd in Studio City on December 27 and was admitted … Read more
Photos by Isabel Luevano Update, January 18: Check out a video update of this bird’s progress here. One of the last patients admitted to our San Francicso Bay center in 2013 is this Brown Booby, a very rare visitor to the area. The bird was recently transferred to us from our friends at WildCare in … Read more
Photos by Isabel Luevano This week’s featured patient is a male Bufflehead, one of two such sea ducks currently in care at our San Francisco Bay center. Rehabilitation technician Isabel Luevano reports that one Bufflehead was found in Foster City, CA on December 13, and was thin with minor foot abrasions. The other bird was found in San … Read more