Virtual Open House 2022

Be Their Voice
August 8-12, 2022
You’re invited to our 2022 Virtual Open House as we share what we know and give you an inside look at our work with waterbirds. Please join us the week of August 8-12 and get to know Bird Rescue and our remarkable patients better!
Note: Because of concerns around Avian Influenza, all in-person events are now virtual Zoom meetings.
Monday, August 8 – “Our Year in Review”
Time: 6:30 PM
Presenters: Julie Skoglund, Director of Operations, and Kylie Clatterbuck, Los Angeles Center Manager
Suggested donation $5 pp.
Space is limited, please register here
Elegant Terns and Snowy Plovers – a pre-recorded presentation on these two species of special concern. Watch part 1, “An Entire Tern Colony Becomes Bird Rescue’s Patient,” and part 2, “Snowy Plover Monitoring in the San Francisco Bay Estuary.”
Tuesday, August 9 – Pelican Crisis
Pelican Crisis, Part 1: Interview with Julie Skoglund, Operations Director about the recent crisis in California Brown Pelicans. Watch “Pelicans in Crises With Julie Skoglund: Looking Back on Past Pelican Crises” on Youtube.
Gulls are Great – learn what makes this misunderstood bird so awesome. Watch “Gulls are Great” on Youtube.
Wednesday, August 10 – Tour our Alaska Center
North to Alaska! Virtual visit to our Alaska Wildlife Response Center (AWRC). Watch video.
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Pelican Crisis, Part 2 – In our continuing series, learn more about the recent California Brown Pelican crisis. Watch “Pelicans in Crises with Julie Skoglund: Challenges Faced in the 2022 Pelican Crisis” on Youtube.
Thursday, August 11 – “Be Their Voice”
Time: 7 PM
Presenter: JD Bergeron, International Bird Rescue CEO
Suggested donation $5 pp.
Space is limited, please register here
Birds Eye Tour – a virtual tour of our San Francisco Bay/Delta Wildlife Center. Watch video.
Friday, August 12 – Pelican Crisis
Pelican Crisis, Part 3– The final installment in our series of interviews with Julie Skoglund, Operations Director. Watch “Pelicans in Crises With Julie Skoglund: Lessons Learned From Pelican Crises” on Youtube.
Bird Rescue Virtual Clinic Visit – learn how we care for waterbirds at our Los Angeles Wildlife Center. Watch video
Bird Rescue Through the Decades – A walk through fifty years of rescuing birds around the globe. Watch video
Special thanks to our sponsor, the Port of Long Beach.
With additional support from Valero Energy