Mid-Summer Update from the Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation
Summer has brought a steady stream of patients to our rehabilitation center, each with their own story of survival and recovery. From majestic raptors to tiny songbirds, our team has been working around the clock to provide care for Vermont’s wild bird populations during this critical season. Our most notable patient this month is a…
A Soaring Start to Baby Bird Season
We’re about six weeks into baby bird season at the Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation and Ambassador Care. Although the season got off to a slow start at first, our intakes jumped precipitously in the last few weeks. With over 100 intakes in the last week of May and more than 260 in June alone,…
Center for Wild Bird Rehab -Looking Back on 2020
VINS Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation has experienced its busiest year yet, receiving a total of 1,025 patients.
It’s Raining Birds
Summers in the Center for Wild Bird Rehabilitation (CWBR) can best be described as chaotically busy.
CWBR staff receive upwards of 30 phone calls a day regarding injured wildlife across New England, all while caring for countless critical care patients in the ICU, receiving and examining between 5-15 new patients a day, and feeding baby birds every half hour from 6am to 8pm. Summer 2020 could also be described as such, but on a much greater scale.