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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 Grey Squirrel

We’ll never know what happened: Had she strayed onto some burning embers? Sniffed out a barbecue pit? Wandered into a...

Hermit Thrush

She was so covered in dirt, soot and grime, that when she was brought into the Wild Bird Fun we...

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...

Canada Goose

He tried everything: sneaking between legs when new visitors come through the door, inspecting the small bathroom window to see...

Double-Crested Cormorant

A modern glass building surrounded by manicured lawns and a grove of trees may sound beautiful, but it is deadly...

Opposum

Most people would probably run the other way if they heard a strange noise coming from a dumpster. But we...

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...

Common Grackle

It was a pretty bad prognosis: a broken wing, an eye injury, and a cough that suggested a respiratory problem...

American Woodcock

With his long thin beak and short fluffy body, he looked more like a character from a Dr. Seuss book...