449 Pelicans and counting. That’s the number of hungry, injured, California Brown Pelicans that have poured into International Bird Rescue’s San Francisco Bay and Los Angeles Centers since the beginning of July. As some of the first rehabilitated fledgling pelicans are released back into the Bay today at Fort Baker, rescuers know the reality is … Read more
We wanted to update everyone on our ongoing pelican rescue efforts this summer. California Brown Pelicans have been pouring into International Bird Rescue’s Los Angeles and San Francisco Bay Centers since the beginning of July, and even with joyful releases back into the wild, our aviaries are still packed with 256 Pelicans. When young Pelicans … Read more
In this week’s round-up: Starving California Brown Pelicans showing up inland as they hunt for food, Black-browed Albatrosses on the rebound in the Falklands, and the anti-aging mysteries of Brünnich’s Guillemots. [Black-browed Albatross photo by W. Ryan Holliday] —California Brown Pelicans venture inland in what appears to be an unprecedented occurrence — and International Bird … Read more
A Tale of Rehabilitation Success for Caspian Tern Chick Rescued from Long Beach Fireworks Bird Tragedy Last week we received bittersweet news from our colleagues at Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center in Huntington Beach, California. They had received an injured Caspian Tern wearing a silver leg band. When we checked out the band number we … Read more
Watch video of Growing Pied-billed Grebe chicks Thank you for helping us be there for every bird that needs us. It takes an incredible amount of work to raise orphans like these. Your gifts mean a great deal to us, but even more to them. When you make your gift repeat monthly, you help us … Read more
A Caspian Tern, a sensitive seabird rescued after hundreds of Tern chicks were tragically hosed off of two barges and into the Long Beach Harbor for a Fourth of July fireworks display in 2006, went on to survive in the wild for six years. The Tern, one of 25 birds that survived to be rescued and rehabilitated by International Bird … Read more
We are only 8 Pelican Partnerships away from reaching our goal of $20,000 by the Fourth of July! “Populations are made up of individuals, and if you start looking at individuals as if they’re not important, then ultimately the population becomes unimportant.” – Jay Holcomb, Director Emeritus, International Bird Rescue, in the film Saving Pelican … Read more
This summer, please consider making a gift to International Bird Rescue. For the next 15 days, a generous donor will match your contribution, dollar for dollar, up to a total of $10,000! International Bird Rescue is hard at work every day of the year, and it is rare for a day to go … Read more
Please help us raise $20,000 by the Fourth of July and give birds like this fledgling Heron all of the medical care, medicine, and food that they need to grow up strong and make it on their own. Birds in need arrive at our emergency clinics every day. Make your gift monthly … Read more
Whether your dad’s ultimate Father’s Day includes fishing, surfing or just hanging out on the sand, he certainly has at least one shared interest with the seabirds or other aquatic birds you could save together through International Bird Rescue’s newly improved adoption program. Adopting a Pelican, Heron, Loon, Murre or duckling in your Father’s name … Read more