Posts by jbird24
A Splint Success
Remember this juvenile American crow, whose leg we splinted after the bird came in with a fracture above his ankle? His tarsometatarsus (a bone in the bird’s leg) snapped in two after his leg became tangled in a fence. Enjoy this video of our newly-healed crow in his enclosure, making the young crow noises we’ve…
Read MoreTruly Heartwarming
We definitely have our share of wonderful moments here in the Wildlife Services Department at VINS. This was honestly one of the most heartwarming of those moments so far this spring. A young tree swallow came into our care just four days ago after being found disoriented in the road in Weathersfield, VT. At first,…
Read MoreChip Off The Old Owl
It has been 5 days since the eastern screech owlet here at VINS was introduced to our adult eastern screech foster owl and we thought it was time for a little checking in. Both of our owls are doing great! While there has not been any snuggling or cute nick-naming of one owl to the…
Read MoreOff To Be a Bird
One more patient has come and gone here at VINS. Yesterday we released a gray catbird that came into our care on June 7th after being hit by a car. See the little bird head back to the wild. This little bird was struck soundly by a vehicle in Sharon, VT and received a pretty…
Read MoreWhere’s the Baby?
Here at the wildlife services department of VINS we have been lucky enough to play foster parents to a young eastern screech owl for the past few weeks. If you have recently been by the Rehab In Action exhibit’s one way viewing window you may have seen us dancing around in a crazy looking feathered…
Read MoreGood as New
This young American crow first came to VINS on May 28th, 2011. He had become tangled in a fence and his leg was snapped, right between what is equivalent to our knee and ankle. He happens to be a very popular little bird, too. Not only did three humans work together to remove him from…
Read MoreBack in the Game
This handsome mallard duck is one tough customer. After being struck by a car and dragged across the asphalt, this duck made an awesome recovery here in the rehabilitation department at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science. See a video of his release. In the accident, the duck suffered deep chest wounds and road rash…
Read MoreA Fleeting Farewell
Another success story ended rather quickly for us today at VINS. A male purple finch that came into our care 32 days ago did not hang around for any “aw” moments when we released him on site today, instead he was gone in a flash. See a video of his fleeting farewell. This beautiful male…
Read MoreWaterlogged
We are waterlogged here at the Vermont Institute of Natural Science. Nope, it’s not the heavy rains we’ve had lately — it’s the plentiful waterfowl patients in our care. As of today, the VINS Wildlife Services staff is caring for 2 orphaned mallard ducklings, 8 orphaned wood ducklings, 1 baby common merganser, an adult mallard…
Read MoreVINS Nature Camp: Meet the Counselors
By Amanda CharlandCamp Programs Coordinator Summer camp was one of the most defining events in my life. Without those crafts, songs and activities there’s no doubt I would be a very different person today. Now that I’m older, I understand that camp is more than just activities. At camp, children have a chance to practice…
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