The team patrols the streets of Oakland looking for black-crowned night-herons and snowy egrets that have fallen from their urban nests. Dozens fall or are pushed out nests every season, crashing t…
If ever there was a bird that looked in need of a helping hand, it might be the black-crowned night-heron.
The number of fallen birds is so significant that Oakland Zoo has formed a Heron Rescue Team that patrols the areas of Oakland where the large birds and snowy egrets roost, looking for fallen birds and, sadly, gently picking up the bodies of those that didn’t survive. The patrols stopped the past two years because of COVID, but in late February — and with guaranteed funding for the next three years — Oakland Zoo took over the main patrols, partnering with Golden Gate Audubon, Fairfield’s International Bird Rescue and Veterinary Emergency Group. Rescued birds are taken to the zoo for care and treatment before being sent to Fairfield for rehabilitation and eventual release.
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