Red-tailed Hawk 2999 was covered in so much of a lightly colored viscous oil that her correct weight wouldn’t be known until the next day, after she could be washed. Contrary to the impression left by some TV commercials, aquatic birds are not the only ones who may need to be washed in a rehabilitation […]
A small cadre of PWC staff and volunteers gained a new level of appreciation for bats this summer, when they were enlisted to care for a group of Mexican free-tailed bat pups brought to the clinic after falling to the ground from their overpass roost in the scorching Bakersfield heat wave. The pups had fallen […]
The multi-episode saga of RTHA 24-1516 had all the dangers and plot twists of a summer blockbuster. The nestling hawk gained avian celebrity status in SLO County when he was taken to a bald eagle nest by one of the adults, presumably as food for their two eaglets. Against all odds, the hawk survived. In […]
The story of Golden Eagle 24-1834 was a medical mystery full of clues, detective work, challenges, and one red herring. When Rescue/Transport volunteer Piper Barnard got the call about a golden eagle on the ground, she and a friend staying with her rushed to Santa Margarita. They found the eagle in a “kind of populated […]
“Charming” is not a word used in wildlife rehabilitation, but everyone was secretly charmed by American Badger 24-936. More precisely, everyone was charmed by just the idea of this badger, since few folks at the clinic except for staff ever caught a glimpse of him.
Such an innocuous thing – a piece of string, likely from a kite. Innocuous, maybe, to the human eye, but one that could have – probably would have – led to death for American Kestrel 24-1169 if it weren’t for a circuitous, obstacle-strewn relay of concerned folks – more evidence that it really does “take […]
In May 2023, rehabilitated Brown Pelican 23-757 became the first ever pelican to be fitted with a promising new tracking device, just before release back to the wild — and in doing so made quiet history.
On Christmas Day, PWC received a call from a Paso Robles resident, Alton, who explained that his kids were playing outside on Christmas Eve day and alerted him to a large bird lying on its back under a tree. He picked up the bird and put it in a cage inside his shed for rest […]
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