In May, a Good Samaritan in Colton, Oregon, made a strange discovery: a Turkey Vulture flopping in the bushes. Knowing this bird needed help, he drove more than an hour to bring it to our Wildlife Care Center for treatment.
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On July 19, Sally Nicoletti was walking through the Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden when she noticed a young Green Heron on the ground. As a volunteer at the garden, Sally had been keeping an eye on the nest of four baby herons and knew the bird was too young to be on the ground.
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Recently, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah made headlines for sharing the out-of-the-box thinking of a man who sent them an injured Lesser Goldfinch via an Uber.
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When software engineer Terry Voorhis was walking on the grounds of Clackamas County’s 55-acre Red Soils Campus, he came upon an unusual sight. It looked like a ball of feathers right at the foot of one of the glass-covered four-story buildings.
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When a second grade teacher overheard talk of an owl stuck in a school soccer net that chilly February 28 morning, she grabbed a box and some towels, and ran outside to try and help the bird who was wrapped in a cocoon of netting and mud.
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Over the past year, the Wildlife Care Center took in over 3,100 patients of 160 different species. These animals came to us for many different reasons, from a young barn owl who fell into motor oil to a little brown bat stuck in a glue trap.
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This time of year, as migratory birds traverse hundreds of miles, window strikes are an unfortunate yet common occurrence often resulting in injury or death to the winged creatures.
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It was a serene Tuesday morning like any other on beautiful Scappoose Bay, home to waterfowl, raptors and water-loving humans out kayaking, paddle-boarding and fishing.
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Kim Kesty had nearly finished filling the tanker truck when he noticed a large, dark-feathered bird sitting in the distance with its wings extended near the north side of the lagoon.
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The arrival of Barn Swallows is an annual sign of spring in horse barns and stables, and many relish their seasonal arrival…but not all.
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