News & Stories: Birds
Birds
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A Lethal Meal
Secondary Rodenticide Poisoning in Raptors It is a quick fix many homeowners use when facing a rodent problem: setting out a few bait stations filled…
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Pollinators Explained: Why They’re So Important
Follow WMC Program Coordinator, Sydney Oliveira, to learn about pollinators, why they are so important, and what you can do to help support them.
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Bats, Skunks, and Geese-Oh My!
Every day, the Wildlife Medical Clinic receives numerous calls from concerned community members about animals that appear sick or injured outside. Many of those people…
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Diagnostic Tools in Wildlife Medicine
Observation and Diagnostic Tools When a good Samaritan brings in a Great horned owl that cannot fly or a lethargic Eastern box turtle with no…
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Common Misconceptions about Orphaned Wildlife
Follow WMC Program Coordinator, Sydney Oliveira, on CiLiving and see if you can answer a few trivia questions regarding common misconceptions about orphaned wildlife.
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Grounded but not Defeated: An Owl’s Recovery Journey
Arrival and Initial Concerns On August 31, 2025, the Wildlife Medical Clinic received an adult Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) that had been found grounded…
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Ambassador Animals To The Rescue
On February 5, 2026, a juvenile Red-Tailed Hawk presented to the Wildlife Medical Clinic emaciated and with a depressed mentation, not able to hold itself…
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Turtles, Bunnies, and Cats, Oh My!
Why is it so important to keep our domestic animals inside and on a leash? While pets love to have outside time and their pet…
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Meet Loki
Join Program Coordinator, Sydney Oliveira, and Dr. Macy Peterson, on CiLiving as they introduce us to one of the newest avian ambassadors, Loki, the Red-Tailed…
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Meet Whittington
Join Program Coordinator, Sydney Oliveira, on CiLiving as she introduces us to one of the newest avian ambassadors, Whittington, the Eastern Screech Owl (Megascops asio).…