If you’d like to be a part of the wildlife rescue and beach cleanup effort created by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, you should contact the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary directly RIGHT NOW! Phone: 727.392.4291 or 727.254.0577 Website: http://www.seabirdsanctuary.com/ The Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that is eligible to […]
A few weeks back I wrote about a volunteer training class at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Indian Shores. The class was to recruit volunteers to help out at the avian hospital during the spring nesting season. I decided to volunteer one day each week to help care for baby birds that are brought in. […]
Baby bird volunteers are needed immediately at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary in Indian Shores, Florida. Volunteers will receive training and information at the Baby Bird Training Workshop on Saturday, April 3, 2010; 10:00 a.m. at the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary. Volunteers will work in aviaries and in the avian hospital feeding and caring for the babies. No experience is […]
Volunteer Seabird Rescue Effort in Florida from David McRee on Vimeo. Recently I’ve posted about the consequences of seabirds coming into contact with fishing line and fish hooks. I’ve put together this little video clip of the day I spent with several local seabird rescue volunteers who were working the south pier on the Skyway […]
I’ve just made my first bird rescue trip. Liz Vreeland, a local bird rescue volunteer, invited me to spend the day on the Skyway Bridge State Park Fishing Pier to see for myself what a serious problem exists on the pier, and what she and others are trying to do about it. The problem is […]
The Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary cares for injured wild birds and, when possible, returns them to the wild. All species of wild birds, like this beautiful white ibis (above), benefit from the hard work of the volunteers and paid staff of the Sanctuary. The Sanctuary produces a very informative newsletter to keep the public informed about […]
