Burglar rattles nerves at Fairfield bird rescue

The second break-in in two weeks at IBRRC’s Fairfield bird center is rattling staff’s nerves. On Sunday, clinic staff arrived to care for the hospital’s avian patients and were greeted with the sight of sprayed broken glass, an office in complete disarray and missing items, including all the money in the in-house donation box. This … Read more

New stories: Brown pelicans turning up sick

The Contra Costa Times video perfectly captured the sounds, words and deeds of our staff and volunteers working with impacted brown pelicans. This report is from Fairfield and similar stories could be told from the Southern California bird center: The voice over is from Michelle Bellizzi, our dedicated Rehabilitation Manager in Fairfield, CA. Read the … Read more

New 100-ft pelican aviary at SF Bay Center

Recuperating pelicans in Northern California now have a better place to stretch their wings after the construction of a new 100-foot flight aviary at International Bird Rescue’s San Francisco Bay Center located in Fairfield. In 2007, thanks to a generous grant from the Green Foundation and funding from the California Department of Fish and Game, … Read more