Springtime is here!

We're up to our chins in baby animals! Baby songbirds, baby mallards, baby cottontails, baby squirrels, baby raccoons, baby geese baby everything!!
Above are some bunnies raised in our nurseries, ready for release. Bunnies are ready for release at 21 days old--they are only the size of a woman's fist! If you find bunnies in your yard in a nest, leave them there (you'll never see the mom so don't worry), leash you dog for 2 weeks and they'll be gone:)

Above is a baby goose. Contrary to almost all other babies, if you find a baby goose or mallard by itself, it's likely orphaned and you should bring it in to a wildlife rehabilitation center.

Great blue heron chicks

Yesterday was the busiest day yet this year. We admitted 104 animals--I was there until 11 pm (3 hours after my shift was supposed to end, making a 13 hour day:) but it was ended admitting these awesome birds (pictured).

Many great blue heron pairs lay their eggs in one area called a "rookery" and care for the chicks together. This past weekend, the huge storms destroyed a large rookery, killing many herons and scattering the chicks. Thus, we received 7 great blue heron chicks last night.