International Bird Rescue

Release Day! This sweet hatch-year Cackling Goose was found emaciated and anemic and brought to us by our friends at Lindsay Wildlife Experience. Luckily, this patient thrived in care and quickly put on over 600 grams. The goose was soon ready for release and returned to the wild on Halloween!

Let's have a little voting fun in honor of election day! Take a moment to vote for your favorite baby bird: for the Western Gull for the Western Grebe for the Black-necked Stilt... for the Black-crowned Night-Heron And if you haven't already, remember to get out and vote today!

Today we are thrilled to announce the release of a Mallard duck that overcame all the odds. This young duck spent two and a half months in our care recovering from a severe leg laceration, fractured wing, and mandible wound. Our staff provided it with extensive care including multiple surgeries. All of that hard work paid off as the duck was successfully released back to the wild last week. Thank you to the staff, volunteers, and supporters that make success stories like this one possible.

We wanted to start this week off positively in the best way that we know how - with releases!

We are happy to report that 10 of our patients were successfully released back to the wild over the last week! Release photo by Cheryl Patterson

Happy Halloween! We hope everyone has a safe, fun, and responsible holiday. Photo by Cheryl Reynolds

Our team has been hard at work this week providing life-saving care to 50 patients. One of those patients is this beautiful Long-billed Dowitcher that was rescued by a member of the public. Photo by Angie Trumbo

Every day is a day that we can take action to protect wildlife and the natural environment. Check out this segment from our mission video to learn how you can make a difference:

Our 2021 Calendars are now available! Order yours today and have these beautiful bird images accompany you throughout the coming year. Each calendar you purchase will help injured, orphaned, and oiled waterbirds get the care they need to return to the wild. Visit https://bird-rescue-store.square.site//2021-bird-rescue/99 to order!

#TBT To get is in the mood for Halloween this weekend, here's a spooky tale from the Bird Rescue archive: How do you explain the alien in this duck?

Released! This gorgeous Common Loon was successfully released this week after just 10 days in care. The loon was found grounded on asphalt and brought into our center for care. On arrival, it was suffering from dehydration and hypothermia as well as hock and toe lesions. With treatment and time to recover, the loon was soon ready to return to the wild.... Photo by Cheryl Reynolds

Check out the bill on this young female surf scoter! Those teeth-like structures help them forage for their preferred food: mollusks found on the sea floor. This particular Surf Scoter was found beached in Ventura, CA, and transferred to us from our friends at Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network. She has been doing well in care and steadily gaining weight. We hope to have her back out diving for food in the ocean soon.... Photo by Angie Trumbo

We love watching the Brown Pelicans interact in our outdoor aviary. Even with just three of them in care, there can still be disagreements on who gets to sit where. You can see what they're up to right now on our live Bird Cam: https://www.bird-rescue.org/bi/live-los-angeles-center.aspx

Check out this beautiful shot of a Least Tern captured by a 10-year old photographer: "Moving away from its shallow ground nest within a special island conservation area, this chick called out for a dawn feed. Filip was positioned nearby with his father and, as the sun rose, the place became busy with bird activity. Filip decided to focus on the little tern as a symbol of hope for a growing bird population."