Nearly two months after 323 mystery goo seabirds arrived, International Bird Rescue is still treating the last of the bird patients affected by this unusual contaminant. 19 seabirds, including, Surf Scoters, Buffleheads and Horned Grebes are still among those in care. A total of 154 cleaned, healthy birds have now been returned to the wild. … Read more
Thanks so much to our friends at Dowitcher Designs in Santa Barbara, CA for sponsoring the care of this injured Long-billed Dowitcher! The bird has healed and will be up for release soon! www.dowitcherdesigns.com Own a business? Interested in sponsoring a wild bird patient? Email us and let’s get started!
One of our fellow wildlife champions passed over the weekend. Molly Richardson of Native Animal Rescue (NAR) in the Live Oak area of Santa Cruz County died at the age of 85. Molly was the “patron saint of the county’s sick, injured and abandoned wildlife,” according to an article in the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper. … Read more
Dear Friend, Encountering a baby bird in the care of International Bird Rescue’s wildlife centers is a bittersweet experience: Here’s a beautiful new life, but one that now must survive without its parents. These animals always inspire us, and we often hear how they inspire you too. “I read about what you are doing and … Read more
Good news! International Bird Rescue is now a featured charity in the AmazonSmile program, which donates a portion of your purchases to nonprofits. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible Amazon Smile purchases to International Bird Rescue whenever you shop on AmazonSmile, which has the same products and services as offered by … Read more
Dear Friends, This year, we are deeply thankful that you are a part of our mission to give injured, oiled and orphaned wild birds the care they deserve. From all of us at International Bird Rescue, we wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving.
A Great Blue Heron leaping to freedom when released at Ballona Creek, photo by Kylie Clatterbuck If you love Great Blue Herons, we know you’ll fully appreciate the resiliency of one amazing bird recently in our care. A few months ago, International Bird Rescue’s Los Angeles center received a heron with dual misfortunes: It was … Read more
Several weeks ago, International Bird Rescue was activated to assist in collection and rehabilitation efforts for wildlife affected by the bitumen release at the Canadian Natural Resources Limited Primrose Project in northern Alberta. Working alongside The Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Edmonton and the Oiled Wildlife Society of British Columbia, we currently have three technicians in … Read more
Pelican C84, photo by Deanna Barth Pelican lovers, take note: Today, we are pleased to announce International Bird Rescue’s Second-Annual Banded Pelican Contest, sponsored by Eagle Optics! Our inaugural contest in 2012 yielded great results. Within two months, 119 Blue-Banded Pelican numbers were reported, representing an unprecedented number of pelican band sightings. Reporting the location … Read more
Photo by Ben Pless via Bay Nature — The Snowy Plover, a small shorebird listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, has been found to be nesting on Stinson Beach in Northern California’s Marin County for the first time in three decades. Bay Nature speaks with Lynne Stenzel of Point Blue Conservation Science (formerly … Read more