10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2014

To civilians who may have been puzzled by the wildlife crowd’s tossed-off references to peefas, modos or mice cubes, here is a beginner’s guide to Rehabberspeak. Some abbreviations roll off your tongue and are thus quite helpful – Mourning Doves are MODOs, Peregrine Falcons are PEFAs, Mississippi Kites are MIKIs.

Wildlife Rehabilitation 248

Wildlife Rehabilitation Wildlife Mice Vet 248

10,000 Birds

APRIL 25, 2014

Last year, 4,000 young Peregrine Falcons swept through the Keys on their way north. KWWC also has a thriving feral chicken sideline. It turns out that back when cigar manufacturing was big in the Keys, Cuban laborers arrived with their chickens. KWWC is located within the eight-acre Sonny McCoy Indigenous Park in Key West.

Reptiles 221

Reptiles Chickens Sea Turtles Wildlife Rehabilitation 221

10,000 Birds

JUNE 5, 2015

Wildlife rehabilitators are a multi-tasking lot. I had a fledgling hummingbird they fed chicken noodle soup because it was sick,” wrote Tracy Anderson. “A I had a call about a ground hog who sat at the table and ate chicken salad with sweet tea,” wrote Becky Marlin. “I The baffling, mind-boggling public.

Squirrels 250

Squirrels Hamburgers Chickens Wildlife Rehabilitation 250