Bird Cams Around the World

Hello, I just found this beautiful forum.

If anyone is interested in learning about what goes on in a wildlife hospital, please let me know. Currently, I have a thread started in another forum and would be glad to post about it here.

I've been working at International Bird Rescue Research Center in California since 2007. It is also the headquarters for Oiled Wildlife Care Network. We rehabilitate sick and injured wild birds, with an emphasis on aquatic birds. We also wash all oiled wildlife (except marine mammals) after an oil spill.

My thread would describe what goes on in the hospital: intaking a bird, rehabilitation, releases, etc. And yes, I have some pictures and videos to link to.

If this would be an appropriate topic of interest here, perhaps one of your Admins could contact me by PM.

-- Jean

e beans!

I agree 100% with Catbird, so glad you found us!

Welcome Beans, & I agree that most (if not all) of us would be very interested in hearing of your work!

I'll start posting as soon as the thread is set up. I'm not sure where it will be, but perhaps it makes sense to put it in the sub-forum named "Everything you wanted to know...." I suggested the name of the thread as Wildlife Rehabilitation. Up to now, I've been trained to work with aquatic birds, but my new training and association with Lindsay Wildlife Museum means that I'll be working with other wildlife, too. And yes, I am still at International Bird Rescue Research Center.

Can any of you identify my avatar?

I see that you are a Common Loon, which is the largest of all loons. This loon must be carefully handled, as he is very sensitive. He should have minimal handling and viewing in the wildlife hospital, so he won't heat up. When he overheats, he can die. Right now, his breeding plumage is emerging. A pelagic bird, he spends most of his time on the water. His legs are toward the back of his body, and he's very awkward on land. But in the water, he is magnificent! When he's in hospital, he will be kept in a net-bottomed pen, so there is less pressure on his keel. These birds can quickly develop keel and hock and feet sores when out of the water. But I digress. You'll find out more in my new thread.

This is such a wonderful idea, and I too look forward to reading the posts by beans and all of our wonderful BCAW members who work in wildlife rehabilitation.

Yes! It is a Clark's Grebe, which looks very much like a Western Grebe. The Clark's looks like he is wearing a little beret (his eye is surrounded by white feathers beneath dark feathers). The Western's eye is surrounded by dark feathers. Then there's the Pied-billed Grebe, Horned Grebe, Least Grebe, Red-necked Grebe....

Here's a big THANKS to SGB for setting up the new "Wildlife Conservation & Rehabilitation" topic and to beans for all those wonderful new posts there. It was really fascinating - and heartwarming - to read about all that's being done to save the birds at the International Bird Rescue Research Center in California!

Hi all !!

There's something I would very much like to have in this board. I usually track or follow many blogs, websites, etc and it takes a lot of time. To save time, the best solution is using a RSS Agregator/Client, and in a few minutes you can see what new posts exist, and read what seems interesting, or perhaps bookmark them some way to read later. And besides, I usually do it with my mobile device (be it mobile phone, PDA, iPhone, etc), so I download the index at home (via wifi) and then it's more comfortable to read while on the bus, waiting for the train...

So, my suggestion is: it would be really great to have RSS feeds for individual subjects or forums (or, at least, for the whole board). That makes it easier to follow what happens in many nests, and saves a lot of time.

What do you think about that?

Bye !!

JL