Bird Bits: Stories of Rehabilitation

A little of what has been happening here in July. Send us Fan Mail

What is imprinting and is it a good or bad thing?  Learn what it is and why it matters.  Send us Fan Mail

Some of the cases we have seen in the past week of June 2024. Send us Fan Mail

A brief overview of hummingbirds here in Michigan. Send us Fan Mail

With the beginning of summer, our busy season starts.  Just a few things that this season beginning has reminded us. Send us Fan Mail

Flow charts are often used in helping determine what to do with a baby bird you find.  They can be both good and bad.  Today's discussion is on our chart and what to do if you find a baby.  Big take way - call a rehabber if you don't know what to do and don't give food or water unless instructed.   Send us Fan Mail

More information on crows and ravens,  looking at where they are found in culture and literature. Send us Fan Mail

Learn a bit about crows and ravens.  This has turned out to be part one which talks about the physical differences.  Send us Fan Mail

Our rescuers have good intentions but sometimes that isn't enough and what they think is helping can actually hurt a bird.  We wouldn't be able to do what we do without rescuers, we want them to know things that could harm the birds further.  Send us Fan Mail

I'm often asked how I ended up in rehabilitation.  This is the story.  Some of the information has been talked about in other podcasts, but for the sake of continuity you will hear it again.  Send us Fan Mail

European Starlings are an invasive species that are hated by birders.  They are however a fascinating species that has made itself at home here in the US.  Send us Fan Mail

The eggs are finally laid in the nest and so begins incubation.  What is incubation, how does it work and how long does it take.  We will give you a brief lesson on birds spring work. Send us Fan Mail

Learn a little about birds and eggs.  We tend to know more about eggs because of chickens but much of the same information applies to wild birds.  Send us Fan Mail

Just a bit on how birds move during migration and what brings birds to us at migration time. Send us Fan Mail

Birds have the best vision in the Animal World.  What helps them see better than us?  What cases do we see the most that involve eyes? Send us Fan Mail

Fishing line can cause very serious problems for birds that get entangled.  What animals does it affect and what are the results.  Send us Fan Mail

How do you know a bird needs help?  And how do you safely catch and transport it?  You will learn how you can help. Send us Fan Mail

Feathers are important to birds for more than just looks.  What are feathers, how do they grow and more! Send us Fan Mail

Remembering raising a special bird.  Meet Martha the Pileated Woodpecker. Send us Fan Mail

The call of the Loon is the sound of the wilderness.  Learn what makes loons special and what makes caring for them difficult and the reasons we have seen them in care.  Send us Fan Mail

What is Wildlife rehabilitation?  What are the goals or the best outcomes?  Learn more about the difficult choices that we make with the birds we see for care.  Send us Fan Mail

We have 11 species of owls in Michigan.  Learn a little about them and hear stories of some of them we have carried for at With Feathers.  Send us Fan Mail

With Feathers is not currently taking waterfowl for care.  What does that mean and why?  This is a brief look at the changes that Avian Influenza has brought to rehabilitation and our thought process when it comes to waterfowl. Send us Fan Mail