Have you ever seen a lizard or insect impaled on a fence? You may have seen the work of a Loggerhead Shrike, one of North America’s most fascinating songbirds! Known as the “Butcher Bird,” shrikes are small but formidable predators, often perched along fences or utility wires as they hunt insects, lizards, and small rodents, […]
At 9:10am on a Saturday morning, a call came in about a bird in trouble in Morro Bay. The caller, John Flaherty of Central Coast Outdoors, was preparing to lead a kayak tour when he noticed something was wrong. An American White Pelican stood on the shoreline, dirty, lethargic, and not moving. Recognizing the urgency, […]
Last year, our clinic admitted the first Northern Pygmy-Owl in our organization’s history! These tiny owls occur in San Luis Obispo County, but they’re not seen very often, so it was already an exciting and unusual moment for our team. At the time, we had no idea the story was just beginning… The pygmy-owl arrived […]
Here’s a story from this time last year that we never got the chance to share! Last December, Pacific Wildlife Care admitted a species we’d never treated before: a Royal Tern. The sleeker cousin of gulls, terns are social seabirds found along both U.S. coasts. They’re known for their plunge-diving hunting style, diving from the […]
In May, Pacific Wildlife Care received an uncommon pair of patients: two Yellow-billed Magpie nestlings found in Atascadero after their parent was discovered dead nearby. Our Hotline Volunteer, Kat H. responded to the call and Rescue Transport Volunteer, Randy R., quickly brought the birds to our clinic for care. Thankfully, their intake exams found no […]
Hit by a car and left on Highway 1 at Morro Bay Blvd., Western Gull 1814 would not have survived if not for a good samaritan who stopped, collected the bird, and brought them to the PWC clinic. And if not for almost two months in care, WEGU 1814 would not have achieved the PWC […]
This spring, wildlife rehabilitation centers all along the California coast were admitting a wave of emaciated Brown Pelicans, and Pacific Wildlife Care was no exception. Between mid-March and mid-June, we admitted 50 pelicans, the vast majority of them starving juveniles. This wasn’t a one-time fluke. We’ve now seen a spring surge of underweight pelicans in […]
On a lovely evening in late March, with a light breeze ruffling the green grass on the slope above Corbett Canyon Road, conditions could not have been better for the release of Barn Owl 25-122. The male Barn Owl was brought to us in February. He had been found in a puddle at the side […]
On Friday, July 26th a California Department of Fish and Wildlife Services biologist brought an endangered California Condor into PWC’s clinic. This was the first time an endangered Condor had come to us for treatment. The bird who arrived was a 3-year-old juvenile with an orange wing tag, number 87 (The actual number is #1087). […]
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