by divacrows | Jun 3, 2022 | Breeding, Chicks, Rehab Birds, Songbirds
Anyone at Diva Crows will tell you that I am not a fan of mourning doves. The babies require a completely different regimen of care and at the end of all that work they, well, they turn into mourning doves. Last year we had an adult build a typically flimsy nest over...
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 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...
by divacrows | May 31, 2021 | Blue Jay, Chicks, Corvids, Health, Rehab Birds, Songbirds
Birds at our rehabilitation center have been dying from unexplained sickness. Symptoms include eye infections and neurological problems such as seizures and balance issues. We’ve seen birds before with eye infections or neurological problems before, but never this...