As we head into the new year, collaboration has become a central focus at the Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation (CWBR). Wildlife rehabilitation is heavily teamwork dependent — strong partnerships with other rehabilitation centers help ensure that each bird receives the best possible care.
While caring for our usual winter patients, including Winter Finches, our Director, Bren Lundborg, has also been building new research collaborations with partners across the country. These relationships are expanding both the scope and impact of the important research happening behind the scenes at CWBR.
Photo: Pine Grosbeak being treated for a wing fracture at CWBR.
Collaboration also plays a critical role in direct patient care. Earlier this December, we transferred a juvenile Bald Eagle — found struggling to pull itself out of Lake Champlain — to the Tufts Wildlife Clinic for advanced wing fracture repair. In another effort, new partners at the Birdsey Cape Wildlife Center have been instrumental in helping us coordinate transportation for our Purple Gallinule patients, arranging their journey back to Florida — nearly 1,500 miles south.
As always, being part of this broader network of wildlife professionals is both challenging and incredibly rewarding. We are proud to contribute to the global community dedicated to supporting and preserving wild bird populations.
VINS Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation provides care for injured, orphaned, and sick wild birds throughout Vermont and the surrounding region. If you encounter injured wildlife, please call us at 802.359.5000 x212.
Written By: Bren Lundborg, Director, Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation