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 […]
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 […]
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.
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). […]
The surge of baby birds at PWC every spring and summer – beginning with raptors, followed soon by songbirds – inspires renewed appreciation for the work of avian parents. A case in point: two clutches of baby owls brought into the clinic in late March and early April.
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