Hospital Stories

The hospital received 80 animals last week, bringing the total to 738 for this year. Baby songbirds have started arriving in the hospital. Two of the patients were tiny nestling […]

On January 24, we released this adult female sharp-shinned hawk back to the wild. Her liftoff near the Clayton Library was a marvelous sight, as she took off strongly and […]

A northern saw-whet owl was brought to Lindsay Wildlife Museum’s hospital in February after being found on a road near Port Costa. The tiny owl, weighing only as much as […]

The hospital received 57 animals last week, bringing the total to 428 for this year. Thirteen of the patients were baby eastern fox squirrels. Some were brought in because their […]

The hospital received 51 animals last week, bringing the total to 371 for this year. One of the patients was a western pond turtle found at Heather Farm Park with […]

The hospital received 55 animals last week, bringing the total for this year to 320. We are still seeing pine siskins, goldfinches and house finches with diseases that can be […]

The hospital received 35 animals last week, bringing the total to 214 for this year. One of the patients was a barn owl that was found stuck on a glue […]

The hospital received 33 animals last week, bringing the total for this year to 179. The first babies of the season were two week-old black-tailed hares (jackrabbits) that were found […]

The hospital received 38 animals last week, bringing the total for this year to 146. We received four red-tailed hawks, three of which were emaciated or thin. We often see […]

The hospital received 35 animals last week, bringing the total for this year to 108. Robins and cedar waxwings are frequent visitors to pyrancantha, toyon and privet bushes this time […]