As of today, IBRRC’s Los Angeles Center has now received a total of 130 non-oiled birds since the beginning of last week’s storms. 107 of these birds were pelicans. In addition, 9 oiled birds from natural seep and 6 oiled birds from the spill in Huntington Beach have been received. The center is shutting its … Read more
Dear friends and supporters, We want to share with you some exciting news about a pelican that was spotted last month in Southern California. The Brown Pelican was one of many that International Bird Rescue (IBRRC) rehabilitated in 1990 during the American Trader oil spill in Huntington Beach, CA. This rare and invaluable band encounter … Read more
We have some good news to share this week. On July 1, 2009 we received word that one of the Caspian Terns chicks that Bird Rescue staff and volunteers nursed back to health in 2006 was spotted recently at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve colony near Huntington Beach, CA. This banded bird was one of … Read more
In June 2008 a handful of Double-crested Cormorant eggs were saved from nesting next to PG&E transmission structures near the Dumbarton Bridge in Palo Alto, CA.