This seldom seen spotted skunk juvenile was hanging around someone's house and sprayed some dogs. We had to be sure he could find his own wild food before releasing him.

A lot of tail feathers and all of the secondaries on one side were pulled out of this female Western Tanager. They had to grow back in so she could finish her migration.

This CA ground squirrel was kept as a pet. He had to learn to recognize his native food, socialize with other ground squirrels and was then released.

The flight feathers of this kite were broken from entanglement in a tree. We are waiting for new ones to grow then he can be released.

This Eurasian-collared Dove was caught by cats and lost all his tail feathers. After 6 weeks the feathers grew back and she was released.

These Western Screech Owlets were mobbed by Scrub jays. They had bald spots pecked out on their heads. One recovered and was released.

A wind storm blew branches off a tree where these Western Scrub Jay triplets were nesting. The parents tried to feed them on the ground, but there were too many predators.

This juvenile Red-tailed Hawk was dehydrated and unable to fly. It was soon released.

This Robin nestling was found in someone's yard being attacked by Scrubjays. We raised it and put it back when it could fend for itself.

Someone illegally tore down the nests of these cliff swallow nestlings to remodel a house. They were later released near their old home.

This beaver's mother was shot. No siblings were found.

A dog bit off the front claw and tail of this pond turtle but he was still able to forage and swim.

Wind blew this Great Horned Owl Chick down from her nest. The nest was too high up to put her back so she had to be raised by humans.

This Mallard female was hit in the head by a car, but medicine provided a miraculous recovery!

This yellow shafted Northern Flicker lost all her tail feathers, left wing primaries and couldn't fly. All feathers finally grew out and she was released.

This Pallid Bat came out on a warm winter day and was caught by a cat. He recovered and was released near his home.

This fledgling hummer had to learn to feed while hovering then was released

This orphan skunk kitten had to grow and learn its native food, then was released.

These barn owl babies were found in a packing house and released mid summer

This Savannah Sparrow fledgling was caught by a cat who injured his wing. He was given antibiotics, a rest and time to grow a tail, then released.

This raccoon was someone’s pet and could not be released into the wild. She had to be sent to a zoo.

This mockingbird fledgling was found in the middle of the street. He couldn't fly well enough to return to his nest. He was later released on the same street.

This Canada Goose was raised with domestics, was confiscated by DFG, but was able to be released.

This juvenile Turkey Vulture was hit by a car, but his wing healed! When he flew well without tiring he was released.

This Cooper's Hawk dislocated his shoulder, but recovered quickly and was released.

This Red-shouldered hawk juvenile was grounded by dehydration. When he recovered and could hunt live prey, he was released

This pigeon was covered with dried paint and couldn't fly. It took over a month to remove it, and condition it for release.

Someone heard this orphaned gray squirrel screaming from hunger and fright. Mom had been hit by a car. He had to be raised by humans, then was released in a retirement community near his birthplace. He greatly entertains the residents.