Meet one of the vocal peregrine falcon fledglings we admitted this year. He'd become separated from his parents and needed a little help to get his career off the ground. We happily obliged! Please help us care for peregrines, songbirds, herons and more🩵 https://t.co/h980wO1CAP

❤️ IT’S GIVING TUESDAY❤️ and time to help out all the saviors who work tirelessly at @wildbirdfund giving countless birds and small creatures a huge second chance at life. PLEASE HELP in any way you can 🙏🏻

Our woodcock suite is still open for business, accepting clients daily. We’ve admitted over 200 this year so far. These patients are all victims of window collisions here in NYC, and as skittish and sensitive as they are, they need special accommodations and care to help them

Toyotathon might look like an adult swan, but she’s basically just a big kid, hatched this year, and she’d likely never spent a day alone until she became sick from ingesting lead. There’s no substitute for real cygnine companionship, but T seems to enjoy the company of her

Our hearts are as big as a timberdoodle’s beak and as full as her belly at the worm buffet. We send you warm woodcock wishes for a safe and Happy Thanksgiving!! 🍁 We’re grateful for our donors and supporters, who fund our work caring for NYC’s sick, injured and orphaned

Big visitor in the house! 🦢 Though still just a young juvenile, this mute swan, named Toyatathon, is our biggest patient by far right now. She was brought in from Brighton Beach with symptoms of lead poisoning. Sure enough, testing confirmed high lead. Once she’s well hydrated,

A close encounter with a vehicle downed this poor herring gull in Queens. By some miracle or gull magic, his wing does not feel fractured, only bruised, but we’ll be getting X-rays to be sure. He’s also emaciated, which may mean an underlying condition caused the accident. In

Meet Button, Squeaker of the House. 🥹 🎥: Phyllis Tseng

As well suited as woodcocks are to their natural habitat, the human world confounds them, and these poor birds are highly susceptible to window collisions. Because of the position of the beak and eyes, woodcocks who survive the initial collision tend to sustain severe injuries

If you didn’t know anything about this bird, you’d instantly be able to tell that he’s a prober, with that long bill, perfectly evolved for finding critters underground. Those wide-set eyes on the top sides of the head say “prey species.” Looking above for danger while foraging

This red-bellied woodpecker only needed a couple of days in our care after colliding with a window. These birds are resident in NYC year-round, so they’re not typically among the huge wave of fall migrants we receive. Nonetheless, we still admitted 11 this fall, most in the past

It’s a rare treat to see a woodcock doing what they’re good at. Behold the laser focus of the woodcock as he seeks the worm with his long beak. Aaand success! Thank you to everyone who donated during our Fall Migration Fundraiser! We surpassed our $30k goal. This money will help

They’re still arriving at the clinic as we post. You can help a woodcock during our Fall Migration Fundraiser. Your donation goes directly toward patient care. Thank you to everyone who has already donated.💕 https://t.co/WWxlK7Pl9Q

Woodcocks. They never really know how to make an exit. Slowwww. Wrong door. Fast. Or not at all. We’re just happy to see them leave! These 8 all collided with windows, spent time in our woodcock suite and were finally cleared for takeoff/walkoff. 🎥: Lily Lugo, Ashley Toth

If you’d like to help a sparrow, and many, many other migratory birds, consider donating to our Fall Migration Fundraiser. Donations go directly toward patient care:

Also for your consideration: chipping sparrow, song sparrow, dark-eyed junco and white-throated sparrow. Subtle beauties all!  Each of these birds collided with a window in NYC. We’ve already admitted 1,275 window victims this fall. 📷: Phyllis Tseng, Rachel Frank

Sparrows! They’re small, they’re brown! They’re on the ground! These can actually be excellent qualities in a bird. Consider the lovely Lincoln’s sparrow. This stripey fellow has fine streaks and a pale yellow wash across the breast. 📷: Lily Lugo