International Bird Rescue
@intbirdrescue.bsky.social
Saving waterbirds in a changing world since 1971. Co-manages two
California Oiled Wildlife Care Network response centers in San Francisco Bay-Delta and Los Angeles. Ready at the Alaska Wildlife Response Center in Anchorage. https://www.birdrescue.org/
California Oiled Wildlife Care Network response centers in San Francisco Bay-Delta and Los Angeles. Ready at the Alaska Wildlife Response Center in Anchorage. https://www.birdrescue.org/
On this #InternationalVolunteerDay, we want to honor the incredible volunteers who showed up for every moment of the oiled grebe response.
Because of you, these birds are getting the second chance they deserve. Thank you for being the team these birds could count on. 💙
Because of you, these birds are getting the second chance they deserve. Thank you for being the team these birds could count on. 💙
December 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
On this #InternationalVolunteerDay, we want to honor the incredible volunteers who showed up for every moment of the oiled grebe response.
Because of you, these birds are getting the second chance they deserve. Thank you for being the team these birds could count on. 💙
Because of you, these birds are getting the second chance they deserve. Thank you for being the team these birds could count on. 💙
You’ve helped us raise over $26k this #GivingTuesday. Of that, $20k will be matched!
Celebrating a truly special moment 💙 we've released the first of the Grebes!
More are recovering from injuries and waiting their turn - your support ensures they’ll get that chance www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
Celebrating a truly special moment 💙 we've released the first of the Grebes!
More are recovering from injuries and waiting their turn - your support ensures they’ll get that chance www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
You’ve helped us raise over $26k this #GivingTuesday. Of that, $20k will be matched!
Celebrating a truly special moment 💙 we've released the first of the Grebes!
More are recovering from injuries and waiting their turn - your support ensures they’ll get that chance www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
Celebrating a truly special moment 💙 we've released the first of the Grebes!
More are recovering from injuries and waiting their turn - your support ensures they’ll get that chance www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
We’ve seen it time and again: pelicans arriving in overwhelming numbers, looking to us for a second chance.
Your #GivingTuesday support helps us stay ready!
Help us prepare for what’s next, and give pelicans a fighting chance: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
Your #GivingTuesday support helps us stay ready!
Help us prepare for what’s next, and give pelicans a fighting chance: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
December 3, 2025 at 3:44 AM
We’ve seen it time and again: pelicans arriving in overwhelming numbers, looking to us for a second chance.
Your #GivingTuesday support helps us stay ready!
Help us prepare for what’s next, and give pelicans a fighting chance: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
Your #GivingTuesday support helps us stay ready!
Help us prepare for what’s next, and give pelicans a fighting chance: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
Our #GivingTuesday campaign launched at midnight, and we have less than 24 hours to reach our $40,000 goal. Give now and your donation will be DOUBLED!✌️
Make twice the impact on our website: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
Make twice the impact on our website: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
December 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Our #GivingTuesday campaign launched at midnight, and we have less than 24 hours to reach our $40,000 goal. Give now and your donation will be DOUBLED!✌️
Make twice the impact on our website: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
Make twice the impact on our website: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
We’re grateful for moments of calm, comfort, and a little comic relief – like watching our Western Grebes sneak an extra bite from a neighbor’s feast! 💙
As #GivingTuesday approaches, your early gift helps ensure more moments like this: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
As #GivingTuesday approaches, your early gift helps ensure more moments like this: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
November 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
We’re grateful for moments of calm, comfort, and a little comic relief – like watching our Western Grebes sneak an extra bite from a neighbor’s feast! 💙
As #GivingTuesday approaches, your early gift helps ensure more moments like this: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
As #GivingTuesday approaches, your early gift helps ensure more moments like this: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
We’re especially grateful for our incredible wildlife rehabilitation technicians. Birds need us 365 days a year, and your dedication, skill, and compassion ensure that they get the best possible chance at a second life in the wild 💙
November 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM
We’re especially grateful for our incredible wildlife rehabilitation technicians. Birds need us 365 days a year, and your dedication, skill, and compassion ensure that they get the best possible chance at a second life in the wild 💙
In 2025, over 250 Snowy Egrets took flight, a reminder of what’s possible when people who love wildlife come together 💙
Giving Tuesday is just one week away – help us reach our $40,000 goal and create more moments like this in 2026 ✨
Make an early gift today: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
Giving Tuesday is just one week away – help us reach our $40,000 goal and create more moments like this in 2026 ✨
Make an early gift today: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
November 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
In 2025, over 250 Snowy Egrets took flight, a reminder of what’s possible when people who love wildlife come together 💙
Giving Tuesday is just one week away – help us reach our $40,000 goal and create more moments like this in 2026 ✨
Make an early gift today: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
Giving Tuesday is just one week away – help us reach our $40,000 goal and create more moments like this in 2026 ✨
Make an early gift today: www.birdrescue.org/donate-givin...
This holiday season, explore our Threadless collection featuring beautiful waterbird-inspired art on shirts, tote bags, and more! Each purchase supports patients in care — making your gift meaningful and unique. Everything on sale through 11/26! 💙✨
Shop here: internationalbirdrescue.threadless.com
Shop here: internationalbirdrescue.threadless.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This holiday season, explore our Threadless collection featuring beautiful waterbird-inspired art on shirts, tote bags, and more! Each purchase supports patients in care — making your gift meaningful and unique. Everything on sale through 11/26! 💙✨
Shop here: internationalbirdrescue.threadless.com
Shop here: internationalbirdrescue.threadless.com
It truly takes a community to respond at this scale! A heartfelt thank you to our colleagues at Aquarium of the Pacific, OSPR, OWCN, Marine Mammal Care Center, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, SeaWorld, South Bay Wildlife Rehab, and Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research.
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It truly takes a community to respond at this scale! A heartfelt thank you to our colleagues at Aquarium of the Pacific, OSPR, OWCN, Marine Mammal Care Center, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network, SeaWorld, South Bay Wildlife Rehab, and Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research.
Earlier this month, Dan Vega spent five intensive days in Ventura coordinating oiled grebe rescues. This video gives you a glimpse into the challenges behind that work.
📷 JD Bergeron & Eunah Preston
📷 JD Bergeron & Eunah Preston
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Earlier this month, Dan Vega spent five intensive days in Ventura coordinating oiled grebe rescues. This video gives you a glimpse into the challenges behind that work.
📷 JD Bergeron & Eunah Preston
📷 JD Bergeron & Eunah Preston
You may not have heard of the Limpkin, but chances are you’ve HEARD it before! 🔊 This bird’s calls are so iconic, they’ve been used as background ambience in Tarzan movies, and even as Buckbeak the hippogriff’s cries in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban!
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
You may not have heard of the Limpkin, but chances are you’ve HEARD it before! 🔊 This bird’s calls are so iconic, they’ve been used as background ambience in Tarzan movies, and even as Buckbeak the hippogriff’s cries in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban!
Esmé Soler, Wildlife Rehabilitation Technician, shares the loud, sweaty, exhausting reality of stabilizing oiled Western Grebes during a busy response. With stabilization behind them, the focus has shifted to conditioning – helping each grebe regain strength and waterproofing.
📹 Robin Brewin
📹 Robin Brewin
November 19, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Esmé Soler, Wildlife Rehabilitation Technician, shares the loud, sweaty, exhausting reality of stabilizing oiled Western Grebes during a busy response. With stabilization behind them, the focus has shifted to conditioning – helping each grebe regain strength and waterproofing.
📹 Robin Brewin
📹 Robin Brewin
Need a break after a long week? Take a dip in one of our pelagic pools with our washed and recovering Grebes!
If watching this gave you a bit of calm today, consider a gift to help these birds recover: www.birdrescue.org/donate-oiled... 💙
📹 JD Bergeron & Ariana Gastelum
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If watching this gave you a bit of calm today, consider a gift to help these birds recover: www.birdrescue.org/donate-oiled... 💙
📹 JD Bergeron & Ariana Gastelum
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Below the Surface of Recovery – With Grebes!
YouTube video by International Bird Rescue
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November 18, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Need a break after a long week? Take a dip in one of our pelagic pools with our washed and recovering Grebes!
If watching this gave you a bit of calm today, consider a gift to help these birds recover: www.birdrescue.org/donate-oiled... 💙
📹 JD Bergeron & Ariana Gastelum
youtu.be/QJpJXI_qDMA?...
If watching this gave you a bit of calm today, consider a gift to help these birds recover: www.birdrescue.org/donate-oiled... 💙
📹 JD Bergeron & Ariana Gastelum
youtu.be/QJpJXI_qDMA?...
All the grebes are washed — a milestone worth celebrating! 🎉
Now our team is focused on conditioning and identifying which birds will need surgery before they can be released. Every day of care is possible thanks to your support.
Now our team is focused on conditioning and identifying which birds will need surgery before they can be released. Every day of care is possible thanks to your support.
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
All the grebes are washed — a milestone worth celebrating! 🎉
Now our team is focused on conditioning and identifying which birds will need surgery before they can be released. Every day of care is possible thanks to your support.
Now our team is focused on conditioning and identifying which birds will need surgery before they can be released. Every day of care is possible thanks to your support.
Pictured here is Alice holding a grebe during the 1971 Standard Oil Spill, the event that would inspire her to found International Bird Rescue just months later.
In honor of #WorldKindnessDay, help us reach our goal, now matching up to $25,000 thanks to our anonymous donors!
In honor of #WorldKindnessDay, help us reach our goal, now matching up to $25,000 thanks to our anonymous donors!
November 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Pictured here is Alice holding a grebe during the 1971 Standard Oil Spill, the event that would inspire her to found International Bird Rescue just months later.
In honor of #WorldKindnessDay, help us reach our goal, now matching up to $25,000 thanks to our anonymous donors!
In honor of #WorldKindnessDay, help us reach our goal, now matching up to $25,000 thanks to our anonymous donors!
Oiled grebes who spend extended time stranded on land often develop secondary injuries. We’re also seeing birds in active molt, growing brand new feathers that are delicate and difficult to wash without damage.
💙 Your help is urgently needed to give them the expert care they deserve.
💙 Your help is urgently needed to give them the expert care they deserve.
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Oiled grebes who spend extended time stranded on land often develop secondary injuries. We’re also seeing birds in active molt, growing brand new feathers that are delicate and difficult to wash without damage.
💙 Your help is urgently needed to give them the expert care they deserve.
💙 Your help is urgently needed to give them the expert care they deserve.
Oil works against a bird’s anatomy, rendering it vulnerable to the elements. Even the smallest amount can be fatal if left untreated.
Take a closer look at this collaborative video with Seeker, featuring IBR CEO JD Bergeron to learn more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWmO...
Take a closer look at this collaborative video with Seeker, featuring IBR CEO JD Bergeron to learn more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWmO...
This Is Why Birds Are So Affected by Oil Spills
YouTube video by Seeker
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November 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Oil works against a bird’s anatomy, rendering it vulnerable to the elements. Even the smallest amount can be fatal if left untreated.
Take a closer look at this collaborative video with Seeker, featuring IBR CEO JD Bergeron to learn more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWmO...
Take a closer look at this collaborative video with Seeker, featuring IBR CEO JD Bergeron to learn more:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWmO...
A collection of DONORS have now pooled their contributions to create a 2-for-1 MATCH up to $15,000. That means that from this point forward, every you dollar donate to save the grebes will be DOUBLED! 👯♀️✨
Donate now: www.birdrescue.org/donate-oiled...
Donate now: www.birdrescue.org/donate-oiled...
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A collection of DONORS have now pooled their contributions to create a 2-for-1 MATCH up to $15,000. That means that from this point forward, every you dollar donate to save the grebes will be DOUBLED! 👯♀️✨
Donate now: www.birdrescue.org/donate-oiled...
Donate now: www.birdrescue.org/donate-oiled...
All hands on deck!
Staff at our wildlife center is still hard at work over the holiday weekend, with rehab techs from both our LA and SF Bay-Delta Wildlife Centers, dedicated volunteers, and even our CEO pitching in!
#socalnews #wildliferehab
Staff at our wildlife center is still hard at work over the holiday weekend, with rehab techs from both our LA and SF Bay-Delta Wildlife Centers, dedicated volunteers, and even our CEO pitching in!
#socalnews #wildliferehab
November 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
All hands on deck!
Staff at our wildlife center is still hard at work over the holiday weekend, with rehab techs from both our LA and SF Bay-Delta Wildlife Centers, dedicated volunteers, and even our CEO pitching in!
#socalnews #wildliferehab
Staff at our wildlife center is still hard at work over the holiday weekend, with rehab techs from both our LA and SF Bay-Delta Wildlife Centers, dedicated volunteers, and even our CEO pitching in!
#socalnews #wildliferehab
Overwhelmed by the chaos?
Take a look at this infographic to get updated on what's going on with the current oiling event in California.
Remember to call 866-SOS-BIRD or your local wildlife rehab if you spot injured or oiled birds!
#socalnews #wildliferehab
Take a look at this infographic to get updated on what's going on with the current oiling event in California.
Remember to call 866-SOS-BIRD or your local wildlife rehab if you spot injured or oiled birds!
#socalnews #wildliferehab
November 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Overwhelmed by the chaos?
Take a look at this infographic to get updated on what's going on with the current oiling event in California.
Remember to call 866-SOS-BIRD or your local wildlife rehab if you spot injured or oiled birds!
#socalnews #wildliferehab
Take a look at this infographic to get updated on what's going on with the current oiling event in California.
Remember to call 866-SOS-BIRD or your local wildlife rehab if you spot injured or oiled birds!
#socalnews #wildliferehab
Recognize the signs of a healthy grebe and an oiled grebe.
Grebes’ bodies are not adapted to walking on land - if you see one stranded on the shore, it needs help!
If you’re in Santa Barbara or Ventura County and see a bird in distress, call 866-SOS-BIRD
Grebes’ bodies are not adapted to walking on land - if you see one stranded on the shore, it needs help!
If you’re in Santa Barbara or Ventura County and see a bird in distress, call 866-SOS-BIRD
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Recognize the signs of a healthy grebe and an oiled grebe.
Grebes’ bodies are not adapted to walking on land - if you see one stranded on the shore, it needs help!
If you’re in Santa Barbara or Ventura County and see a bird in distress, call 866-SOS-BIRD
Grebes’ bodies are not adapted to walking on land - if you see one stranded on the shore, it needs help!
If you’re in Santa Barbara or Ventura County and see a bird in distress, call 866-SOS-BIRD
97 birds have come into our care, and many more may be on the way. Over the last two days, we were able to wash 40 birds, and our team is working tirelessly to wash more each day.
You can stay updated and support by visiting here: www.birdrescue.org/2025-oiled-g...
You can stay updated and support by visiting here: www.birdrescue.org/2025-oiled-g...
November 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
97 birds have come into our care, and many more may be on the way. Over the last two days, we were able to wash 40 birds, and our team is working tirelessly to wash more each day.
You can stay updated and support by visiting here: www.birdrescue.org/2025-oiled-g...
You can stay updated and support by visiting here: www.birdrescue.org/2025-oiled-g...
Oiled seabirds are arriving by the dozens and they need your help!
Since Monday, 62 oiled Western Grebes have been brought into care at our Los Angeles Wildlife Center after being affected by a one-square-mile oil slick off the Santa Barbara coast.
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Since Monday, 62 oiled Western Grebes have been brought into care at our Los Angeles Wildlife Center after being affected by a one-square-mile oil slick off the Santa Barbara coast.
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November 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Oiled seabirds are arriving by the dozens and they need your help!
Since Monday, 62 oiled Western Grebes have been brought into care at our Los Angeles Wildlife Center after being affected by a one-square-mile oil slick off the Santa Barbara coast.
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Since Monday, 62 oiled Western Grebes have been brought into care at our Los Angeles Wildlife Center after being affected by a one-square-mile oil slick off the Santa Barbara coast.
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16 Northern Fulmars have recently come into care from across the Bay Area and Central Coast. The cause of this sudden influx remains unknown, but if you come across a fulmar on the beach, call our Bird Helpline at 866-SOS-BIRD (866-767-2473).
📷 Kelly Nesbitt
📷 Kelly Nesbitt
November 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
16 Northern Fulmars have recently come into care from across the Bay Area and Central Coast. The cause of this sudden influx remains unknown, but if you come across a fulmar on the beach, call our Bird Helpline at 866-SOS-BIRD (866-767-2473).
📷 Kelly Nesbitt
📷 Kelly Nesbitt
89 birds are currently in care at International Bird Rescue, including a group of recently admitted Northern Fulmars from the Bay Area and Central Coast. 🐦💙
More updates on these birds and their journey are coming soon – stay tuned!
📷 Finn Watson
More updates on these birds and their journey are coming soon – stay tuned!
📷 Finn Watson
November 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
89 birds are currently in care at International Bird Rescue, including a group of recently admitted Northern Fulmars from the Bay Area and Central Coast. 🐦💙
More updates on these birds and their journey are coming soon – stay tuned!
📷 Finn Watson
More updates on these birds and their journey are coming soon – stay tuned!
📷 Finn Watson