The 2022 Patient of the Year is the Red-tailed Tropicbird! Nicknamed the “Lady Gaga bird” by a TV news reporter, the Tropicbird was a stowaway in March 2022 on a container ship that arrived into the Port of Los Angeles.
We need your help in choosing the official 2022 Patient of the Year. After much consideration, we’ve narrowed it down to these four birds, who each had to overcome their unique challenges.
Thanks to all the voters who selected the Black-crowned-Night-Heron as International Bird Rescue’s 2020 Bird Patient of the Year.
Time to cast your vote for your favorite bird patient of 2020. Choose one of six patients.
The results are in. It was a tight race, but a victor has emerged! The 2019 Patient of the Year is the Brown Pelican with the severe pouch laceration. It clearly made the biggest impact on our Bird Rescue family this year, winning 30% of the overall public vote. “…The bird’s pouch was laid open … Read more
This year at International Bird Rescue, we have cared for over 3,400 birds and counting! We have selected five of our favorite patients from 2019, but we need your help to decide which will be Patient of the Year! Take a look at their stories below, and then click the vote button to let us … Read more
We are proud to announce our 2018 Bird of the Year: The Littlest Brown Pelican! With many strong candidates, the race remained close right up to the end, but our little Brown Pelican captured the hearts of many and garnered the most votes. Her story began when she was rescued out of a backyard pond … Read more
As another eventful year at International Bird Rescue comes to a close, the time has come to reflect on our experiences and accomplishments and select our 2018 Bird of the Year. Each bird that comes through our doors gives us the opportunity to take action, help a creature in need, and oft times learn something … Read more