Wildlife Center of North Georgia

08/18/2025

08/18/2025

Cosmo Kramer is progressing well. We were able to remove his neck brace a few days ago and he is getting stronger. He loves his bark butter!

08/18/2025

Today our board member and secretary Kim released three juvenile Northern Mockingbirds she helped to raise from orphaned and injured fledglings. One of these juveniles came in as an injured fledgling with neck trauma and was treated with anti-inflammatories. We finished the rearing process during his recovery.  Thank you for all your help and support Kim.

08/18/2025

Yesterday our board member Becky released this beautiful juvenile female Northern Cardinal she helped to raise from an orphaned baby. Releases are one of the most joyous parts of what we do in rehab. ❤️🐦‍⬛ Thank you for all you do, Becky.

08/13/2025

This gorgeous juvenile female Belted Kingfisher was admitted a few days ago after being found in a Lowe’s parking lot in Cartersville. The rescuer wasn’t sure what happened, but given her wonderful body condition, the location she was found, the fact that she has diminished reflexes in both legs and they are weak, we suspect she has pelvic/spinal trauma likely from a collision with a vehicle.
She is quite feisty! We are treating her with anti-inflammatories and she has a padded habitat to protect her legs. After a few more days of healing, we will begin physical therapy. 
Please send healing energy for this beauty. ❤️‍🩹🙏🏻

08/13/2025

Northern Mockingbirds can learn a vast repertoire, and continue learning throughout their lives. In fact, males can learn a few hundred songs. So when you hear different birds outside, you may in fact be listening to the same bird, singing different songs.
This Mockingbird came to us on July 21 as an orphaned fledgling. He is growing up with two others of similar age, and they talk all day.  Learn more about these birds at https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Mockingbird 

08/05/2025

We have some lovely flowers on site, so we’re going to participate. We hope you’ll join in the fun too. 🐝 🦋

08/05/2025

Our Pileated Woodpecker window collision patient is making some improvement. Here he is sporting his neck brace. He’s now able to climb and loves his bark butter.
They don’t make splints and braces for birds this small, so we have to use whatever material will serve the purpose. In this case, we used some pipe insulation to give him some neck support. It’s lightweight enough that it doesn’t cause any issues, and the inside diameter is big enough to allow him to breathe and swallow normally.

07/30/2025

It takes a village! Many thanks to Kelly Burke for performing an urgent transport for these baby doves. They were found inside of a box with a lawnmower, and it was unclear how long they had been there, but they were both very weak and dehydrated. We also owe a big thank you to Veterinary Emergency Group for accepting them and initiating fluid therapy until transport could be arranged. The smallest baby weighed just 6 g, and her sister weighed 12 g. Both are improving so we are hopeful they will make a full recovery. Saving them would not have been possible without the support of many others, and we thank you from the bottom of our hearts. ❤️‍🩹

07/30/2025

We admitted this juvenile Crow on June 12 from a local veterinary hospital. There was no information on what had happened to him, but he was in pretty rough shape, underweight, with significant feather damage and skin irritation. He’s come a long way, but still has a long way to go. His skin condition is much better and his feathers are coming in well. There was so much damage to the outer primaries on the left wing, we are hoping that they will grow back properly.
Fortunately, he’s been a great eater from the start, and his favorite foods include chicken liver, pinky rats, peanut suet, fruit, and mealworms.
He’s in the outdoor aviary now and has just begun flying so we are very hopeful he will make a full recovery. 
If anyone would like to help support his pinky rat habit, you can donate on our website at WCNGA.org 🐀

07/27/2025

Counting our blessings! We rehabilitate songbirds, but we support all forms of wildlife in one way or another. A proper habitat is vital to supporting our native wildlife populations. Loss of habitat affects availability of food. After tending to the Crow in pre-release, and refilling all the birdfeeders and suet feeders, I was able to spend a few minutes sitting on the bench in the garden. Mama deer had watched me put out some piles of deer feed, as she stood behind a tree with her two babies in tow. I was so lucky to be able to sit there and watch them come up the hill to feed, and then a bunny also visited. Now that’s a glorious way to spend a little time.

07/20/2025

We talk a lot about the dangers of glue traps, but fly strips are also just as dangerous, especially for smaller birds. These two Carolina Chickadees were admitted yesterday after being removed from a fly strip. We also admitted a Nuthatch from the same fly strip, but sadly he did not survive.
One of the chickadees has some skin irritation on his leg, which we are treating with a topical cream. The other one has a shoulder injury from his struggle to escape from the strip, which we are treating with anti-inflammatories. Both of them have lost several feathers so they will be with us for a while, until their feathers regrow. 

Just like Glue Traps, fly strips have very sticky adhesive and can entrap unintended victims. This becomes a true emergency for the bird. If you are unable to contact or take the bird to a rehabilitator quickly, here is a helpful guide on what to do.

Note: please do not pull the bird off the strip. This needs to be done very carefully using the attached guide to avoid injury to the bird. 

https://www.ahnow.org/resources/How_to_Help_Animals_Stuck_on_Glue_Traps.pdf