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.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 13, 2021
When the photo was posted on social media, people immediately began making calls – to the local wildlife rehabilitation center, the state falconry club, and the wildlife division of the state wildlife agency. You know how you feel start feeling sick and lightheaded if you inhale gas fumes?
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
Peregrine Falcon ( Falco peregrinus ) at Delevan NWR (click on photos for full sized images). I’m sure most of you know that the Peregrine Falcon became an endangered species because of the use of organochlorine pesticides, especially DDT, during the 1950′s, 60′s, and 70′s. Love those talons!
10,000 Birds
MARCH 14, 2014
“Here’s an idea for a blog,” wrote Donna Osburn, a wildlife rehabilitator from Kentucky. I have received so many calls to come rescue a baby hawk or falcon or some kind of raptor,” wrote Jennifer Dudley, and attached this photo. Someone brought me a Cliff Swallow he swore was a falcon,” wrote Louise Shimmel. Can you ID?”.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 25, 2014
Last year, 4,000 young Peregrine Falcons swept through the Keys on their way north. They receive some funding for their “chicken services” from the City of Key West, but their wildlife rehabilitation center runs completely on donations … which are tax-deductible. KWWC also has a thriving feral chicken sideline.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 5, 2015
Wildlife rehabilitators are a multi-tasking lot. I had a finder bring me a bird he’d correctly ID’d as a merlin – a not-too-common falcon – but when he brought him in, I could see he’d been trying to feed it BIRD SEED!” The baffling, mind-boggling public. And scrambled eggs,” added Hilary Lewis. “I
10,000 Birds
MARCH 11, 2016
Since I didn’t have an old falconer on hand, I watched some YouTube videos. Depending upon the size of the feather, the connector could be a wire, a toothpick, a sliver of plastic, or – in this big girl’s case – two sizes of bamboo skewers. I knew imping was possible, but had never actually tried it.
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