American Woodcock With his long thin beak and short fluffy body, he looked more like a character from a Dr. Seuss book...
Eastern Cottontail First, let’s get this straight: this is not a pet rabbit. Eastern Cottontails (Sylvilagus floridanus) are wild rabbits native to...
Opposum Most people would probably run the other way if they heard a strange noise coming from a dumpster. But we...
Canada Goose He tried everything: sneaking between legs when new visitors come through the door, inspecting the small bathroom window to see...
Hermit Thrush She was so covered in dirt, soot and grime, that when she was brought into the Wild Bird Fun we...
Common Grackle It was a pretty bad prognosis: a broken wing, an eye injury, and a cough that suggested a respiratory problem...
Great Egret There were no broken bones, yet he couldn’t fly. He was eating on his own, yet he wasn’t gaining any...
Ruddy Duck He bites like a tiger, hisses like a snake, and even managed to survive getting attacked by a dog. That’s...
American Robin Joan never imagined that a walk through the Upper East Side would lead her to The Wild Bird Fund with...
Northern Flicker While we send along best wishes for every bird that we release back to the wild, it’s rare that one...
Eastern Grey Squirrel We’ll never know what happened: Had she strayed onto some burning embers? Sniffed out a barbecue pit? Wandered into a...
Double-Crested Cormorant A modern glass building surrounded by manicured lawns and a grove of trees may sound beautiful, but it is deadly...
