by divacrows | Jan 23, 2022 | American Crows, Diva Crows, Ucawz
Long-time readers know that crows have strong societal bonds, whether it be between pairs who stay with the same partner for life, or siblings who return to their parents’ territory to help raise their new brothers and sisters. Families have territories but will...
by divacrows | Aug 18, 2021 | American Crows, Blue Jay, Education, Rehab Birds, Songbirds, Training
As a Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Outreach center specializing in songbirds and corvids, we offer education programs. Our programs are focused on our ambassadors, who are birds that have come to our facility and been determined by veterinarians to be...
by divacrows | Aug 9, 2021 | American Crows, Blue Jay, Education, Ravens, Rehab Birds, Songbirds, Training
As soon as we receive an injured or sick bird, we assess its condition and determine if it is appropriate for rehabilitation. For birds we can help, we provide a clean cage and appropriate hydration or food. We also chart the species, approximate age (i.e....
by divacrows | Jul 22, 2021 | American Crows, Breeding, Corvids, Education, PSA, Rehab Birds
This summer has thrown its fair share of curveballs here at Diva Crows. First with the mysterious bird disease that has plagued the birds in and around the D.C. area. The birds showed signs of neurological defects and crusty eyes. We also found that the illness was...
by divacrows | Jul 8, 2021 | American Crows, Blue Jay, Education, Rehab Birds, Songbirds, Training
Wildlife Rehabilitation Intern, Melissa Rodriguez feeding a fledgling Common Grackle Our Wildlife Rehabilitation Interns are about halfway through their summer internship! Over the past couple of weeks they have been learning from Alison Meredith, (our Intern...
by divacrows | Jun 23, 2021 | American Crows, Corvids, Education, PSA, Rehab Birds, Songbirds, Zen
 Staff Wearing Crow Masks to Prevent Imprinting In our most recent post we discussed bird-napping, which harms young birds by taking them away from their parents and making it hard for them to develop survival skills. This week we want to talk about...
