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Pelican release at Terranea Resort, Earth Day weekend 2013
During this past winter, a number of California Brown Pelicans were reported to have traveled well north of their usual habitat – British Columbia, to be exact. Several of these birds settled in...
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Released! Red-breasted Merganser
Photo by Cheryl Reynolds Photo by Michelle Bellizzi This male Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) was recently sent to us from a rehabilitation group in Arizona that was unfamiliar with the...
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5 great photos from the Santa Rosa heron and egret release
Photo by Andreas Christensen via The Bird Rescue Center Thanks to everyone who attended Thursday’s heron and egret release at Laguna de Santa Rosa! Here’s some great shots of the release from three...
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The Release Files: a tern and a heron fly again!
Tern photos by Bill Steinkamp At last count, our wildlife centers are caring for well over 200 birds, from Pied-billed Grebes to a young American Avocet now learning to master catching live feeder...
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Great Blue Herons, now and then…
Photo by Cheryl Reynolds This week, both of our California centers have cared for several Great Blue Herons, the largest and most majestic of the heron species we see at International Bird Rescue. The...
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Duckling Independence Day!
A very Happy Fourth of July to all our bird blog readers! As you get ready for BBQs and fireworks displays today, we wanted to share a heartwarming story from our Los Angeles wildlife care center...
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Weekend snapshot: Green Heron
Photo by Michelle Bellizzi A Green Heron from International Bird Rescue’s San Francisco Bay center, released on the Fourth of July!
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Great Blue Heron released at Ballona Wetlands
A Great Blue Heron leaping to freedom when released at Ballona Creek, photo by Kylie Clatterbuck If you love Great Blue Herons, we know you’ll fully appreciate the resiliency of one amazing bird...
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Release! Elegant Tern recuperates after gunshot injury
We’re happy to report that this Elegant Tern covered recently on the blog has been successfully rehabilitated at our San Francisco Bay center. We released the bird Tuesday afternoon in the East Bay...
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Burrowing Owl, banded in Bay Area, spotted in Idaho
Burrowing Owl, photo by Magnus Manske/Wikimedia Commons As a Master Bander since 1979, I’ve banded a lot of birds — most of them are the aquatic birds that we rehabilitate at our centers in Los...
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A Red-tailed Hawk readies for reunion with mate
Photos by Angela Woodside In 2013, both our wildlife centers in California cared for a number of raptors that were either oiled or affected by other substances, such as glue trap material. Though...
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Release! Ruddy Ducks and a Brandt’s Cormorant
Photos by Paul Berry Among the recent releases by our Los Angeles team: this Ruddy Duck duo as well as a Brandt’s Cormorant, released past the breakwater at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, CA. Both of...
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Release! Common Loon
Release photos by Cheryl Patterson; inset photo by Kelly Berry One of our most recent patients of the week is this Common Loon, which we’re pleased to report is the Los Angeles center’s first loon...
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Release! Brown Booby
Photos and video by Bill Steinkamp It’s been a long, strange trip for this wayward Brown Booby. But we’re pleased to report there’s a happy ending. To bring you up to speed: In December, we received...
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Rehabilitated Snowy Egrets settle into San Francisco Bay
Photos by Cindy Margulis Golden Gate Audubon Society executive director Cindy Margulis recently sent us these photos of a Snowy Egret with a red leg band (and several hungry babies) at the Alameda Bay...
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Pink the Pelican scheduled for release
Photos by Bill Steinkamp Good news! “Pink,” a California Brown Pelican who made national headlines after being found with a near-severed throat pouch caused by an unknown assailant, has made a truly...
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Release! Pink the Pelican
L.A. City Councilman Joe Buscaino releases Pink. Photos and video by Bill Steinkamp and Kira Perov (volume adjustment on lower right of video control panel) Pink, a California Brown Pelican and now...
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Black Rail, banded and released
Photo by Isabel Luevano An elusive bird that hides in thick marsh vegetation, the Black Rail is listed as a near-threatened species (and formally listed as a threatened species by the State of...
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Black-crowned Night Herons released in Oakland marsh
Four of five juvenile Black-crowned Night Herons released at MLK Jr. Shoreline Regional Park in Oakland. Photos by Cheryl Reynolds We think it’s safe to say that most citizens of the Bay Area now know...
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Taking flight with Richmond youth!
All photos © International Bird Rescue-Cheryl Reynolds With the help of some eager young bird watchers, a group of herons and egrets has a new lease on life! On July 23, we teamed up with the Richmond...
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