The Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic at Sharon Audubon Center rehabilitates hundreds of wildlife birds a year from throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. From hummingbirds to eagles, we rehabilitate nearly all types of native birds with a focus on passerines and other small birds. Our specialty is aerial insectivores, and we are a primary rehabilitation facility for Chimney Swifts and swallows in our region.
The process of rehabilitation is highly individualized for each patient. This presentation will give an overview of the general rehabilitation process at our clinic from admission to release with behind the scenes looks at the patients that come into our clinic. Emphasis will be on our main species of focus and some of our other non-bird specialties!
Through every bird rescued, our rehabilitation work counteracts negative impacts of humans on native bird populations and connects people to avian conservation one bird at a time, making our clinic a gateway for Audubon’s mission to protect birds and the places they live.
The Wildlife Clinic specializes in rehabilitating Chimney Swifts.
Photo: Sharon Audubon Center
Sunny Kellner is the Wildlife Rehabilitation and Outreach Specialist at Sharon Audubon Center. She conducts medical examinations of injured wildlife and works with local veterinarians to provide treatment to the animals. She also trains volunteers and travels with our resident birds and reptiles across Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York to teach environmental education and conservation programs to thousands of school children each year.