Ruddy Duck He bites like a tiger, hisses like a snake, and even managed to survive getting attacked by a dog. That’s...
Canada Goose He tried everything: sneaking between legs when new visitors come through the door, inspecting the small bathroom window to see...
Eastern Cottontail First, let’s get this straight: this is not a pet rabbit. Eastern Cottontails (Sylvilagus floridanus) are wild rabbits native to...
American Robin Joan never imagined that a walk through the Upper East Side would lead her to The Wild Bird Fund with...
Peregrine Falcon Getting up close to a peregrine falcon, the fastest bird in the world is a unique thrill, but the most...
Brant Goose You don’t often hear of someone spending their winters in New York because its warm, but that’s exactly what this...
Eastern Screech Owl Looks like humans aren’t the only animals working off the holidays. On February 18, this little Eastern Screech Owl was...
Eastern Grey Squirrel We’ll never know what happened: Had she strayed onto some burning embers? Sniffed out a barbecue pit? Wandered into a...
Great Egret There were no broken bones, yet he couldn’t fly. He was eating on his own, yet he wasn’t gaining any...
Northern Flicker While we send along best wishes for every bird that we release back to the wild, it’s rare that one...
Great Horned Owl “Ernestine” was rescued from Woodlawn Cemetery in the summer. She is a second-year female Great Horned Owl. The Great Horned...
Double-Crested Cormorant A modern glass building surrounded by manicured lawns and a grove of trees may sound beautiful, but it is deadly...
