10,000 Birds

MAY 23, 2014

It’s a wonder wildlife rehabilitators have any hair left by the end of the summer, as we’ve been so busy tearing it out over people who have found a baby bird and tried to help by squirting milk down his throat or stuffing him with bread. What if all else fails and there are definitely no parents around?

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10,000 Birds

JULY 12, 2013

I told him they’re probably not eagles, but he says they’re definitely eagles. No other wildlife rehabilitators could respond to the call, and Lisa was two hours away. Birds Cooper''s Hawks eagles wildlife rehabilitates' “You’ve gotta help me,” said my rehabber friend Lisa Acton. They what?” I said, alarmed. “He

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 12, 2016

Today’s blog was written by Kathy Hershey, co-founder of Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators in Hope, Indiana. Because he’ll always want to seek kids and shoelaces and risk danger to himself, Parker has a new life at our wildlife rehabilitation center, and his story puts a face on these amazing birds.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Wildlife rehabilitators are not known for our bling. People who work with wildlife wearing nice clothes? I once took in an injured Red-tailed hawk who had plenty of energy and was definitely not happy to see me. As for nice clothing … right! Sometimes jewelry can be dangerous.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2014

“Here’s an idea for a blog,” wrote Donna Osburn, a wildlife rehabilitator from Kentucky. Definitely a seabird of some kind. Birds Conservation Bird falcon grackle Green Heron hawk owl vulture wildlife rehabilitators wren' What’s your best misidentification of a bird?”. This is a great topic. It even has two parts.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 1, 2016

That was definitely a bad sign; it’s almost impossible to just walk up to and snatch a healthy adult wild bird. As I approached on foot, I expected her to fly off in a flurry but once again she did not. She moved her head around a bit but that was all. Once I got close enough, I reached out and grabbed her.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2012

This story comes from Lisa Kelly, a wildlife rehabilitator in Tarrytown, New York, by way of Maggie Ciarcia, a rehabber in the nearby town of Somers. It was definitely a bird. Maggie received a call one morning from an elderly woman named Katherine. My friend and I are standing here in the facility,” said Katherine.

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