Helpful Links

Here are some links to additional avian medicine and bird-related websites. Note that you will be leaving our site when you select these links...

• The Medical Center for Birds Check this link out to revisit some of our practice history and some common questions.
  
  
• Busy Beaks Academy: Enhance the bond you share with your parrot through communication, positive reinforcement, and fun!
  
  
• Grey Parrot Anatomy Project has made to Scientific American! Check this link out to see what Dr. Echols and Dr. Speer have been up to.
  
  
• Association of Avian Veterinarians: International organization dedicated to the advancement of avian medicine. Also produce the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery
  
  
• Look up Pigeon Band at National Pigeon Association
  
  
• Look up Pigeon Band at American Racing Pigeon Union
  
  
• North American Falconers Association (NAFA): A national organization dedicated to promoting and supporting falconry.
  
  
• International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (IWRC): An international organization dedicated to the advancement of wildlife rehabilitation.
  
  
• National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association (NWRA): A national organization dedicated to the support of wildlife rehabilitation.
  
  
• Contra Costa Avian Society: Pet bird club based in, but not restricted to, Contra Costa County, California
  
  
• Gabriel Foundation: National organization dedicated to the improvement of bird keeping practices including behavioral enrichment. They regularly promote the education of veterinarians in proper bird handling and behavior assessment by supporting laboratories at veterinary conferences around the country.
  
  
• California Hawking Club: California's state falconry club. For a list of falconry organizations in your part of the country, go to the NAFA website link below.
  
  
• The Peregrine Fund: Organization dedicated to the recovery of the peregrine falcon and other species through scientific research, field studies, and captive propagation.
  
  
• Mickaboo: Companion bird rescue in the greater San Francisco Bay Area
  
  
• International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators (IAATE): Dedicated to the advancement of bird training and enrichment in captivity.
  
  
• Alexander Lindsey Museum
  
  
• UC Davis Raptor Center: Educational and research facility dedicated to the rehabilitation of injured and orphaned birds of prey (raptors).
  
  
• Wild Care
  
  
• International Bird Rescue
  
  
• The Grey Parrot Research Project
  
  
• American Board of Veterinary Practitioners
  
  
• European College of Zoological Medicine

Found an orphaned or injured wild bird?

You have many options available to get help for these birds in the greater bay area. At MCFB, we may triage and at times try to stabilize these birds, but we also know that rehabilitation and release if possible will be best accomplished by licensed rehabilitation facilities. Our goal is to help guide these birds as much as possible directly to these rehabilitators if at all possible.

Options that we encourage you to contacting include:

• Lindsay Wildlife Experience
  
  
• Sulfur Creek Nature Center
  
  
• Peninsula Humane Society Wildlife Care Center
  
  
• Yggdrasil Urban Wildlife Rescue
  
  
• Ohlone Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation
  
  
• Wild Care
  
  
• California Raptor Center
  
  
• International Bird Rescue