Hand-Rearing Birds (eBook)

Laurie J. Gage, DVM, served as the Director of Veterinary Services for Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, California, for twenty-three years, and then took a veterinary position at the Los Angeles Zoo where she worked with a large variety of mammals and birds. She is presently the Big Cat Specialist for the United States Department of Agriculture, and also serves as a marine mammal advisor to that agency. She edited Hand Rearing Wild and Domestic Mammals (Blackwell Publishers 2002). Rebecca S. Duerr, DVM, received her BS in Marine Biology from San Francisco State University and her DVM from the University of California Davis, where she will complete an MPVM degree on oiled seabird care at the UCD Wildlife Health Center in 2007. Since 1988, she has served as staff at several California wildlife organizations including the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito and Wildlife Rescue, Inc. in Palo Alto. She currently works as an avian and exotic animal veterinarian in Northern California. She serves on the Board of Directors and as wildlife shelter veterinarian for the Wildlife Care Association of Sacramento. She teaches baby bird care and avian trauma and fracture management at various wildlife rehabilitation centers.

1. General Care.

2. Chick Identification.

3. Incubation of Eggs.

4. Ratites.

5. Penguins.

6. Grebes.

7. Pelicans.

8. Flamingos.

9. Shorebirds.

10. Gulls and Terns.

11. Alcids.

12. Ducks, Geese, and Swans.

13. Eagles.

14. Hawks, Falcons, Kites, Osprey, and New World Vultures.

15. Condors.

16. Herons and Egrets.

17. Domestic Poultry.

18. Wild Turkeys, Quail, Grouse, and Pheasants.

19. Cranes.

20. Pigeons and Doves.

21. Parrots.

22. Lorikeets.

23. Roadrunners.

24. Owls.

25. Goatsuckers.

26. Turacos.

27. Hummingbirds.

28. Swifts.

29. Mousebirds.

30. Hornbills, Kingfishers, Hoopoes, and Bee-eaters.

31. Woodpeckers.

32. Toucans.

33. Corvids.

34. Passerines: Hand-feeding Diets.

35. Passerines: Finches, Goldfinches, and Sparrows.

36. Passerines: American Robins, Mockingbirds, Thrashers,
Waxwings, and.

Bluebirds.

37. Passerines: Swallows, Bushtits, and Wrens.

38. Passerines: Exotic Finches.

Appendix I. Important Contacts.

Appendix II. Nutritional Tables.

Appendix III. Resources for Products Mentioned

"Wildlife rehabilitators across the nation are probably as
pleased as I am to see this book now available... there are tips
that may be new even to those with a lot of experience in avian
hand-rearing. The depth of detail for each species is complete
enough that this book could serve as a sole reference text for a
rehabilitator. Any facility that sees and raises many types of
birds needs to have this book. I strongly recommend this for
rehabilitators and veterinarians who deal with many types of avian
patients." - Exotic DVM Magazine

"What a joy it is to have this remarkable resource at my
fingertips. Time after time and bird after baby bird, you have come
to my rescue. New orphan? No problem! All the pertinent information
is there for the neophyte and the old pro alike. I can't
recommend Hand Rearing Birds enough." - Sea Biscuit
Wildlife Shelter, August 2008