Wildlife Center of North Georgia

01/10/2025

Rest in Peace, President Carter.

01/07/2025

Great opportunity for a local bird walk! 🐦‍⬛

Save the date!! We are hosting our 1st Ever Bird Walk on 1/25 at 7:30a.m. We will meet at Woofstock Park and walk along the boardwalk. Wear comfortable shoes and don’t forget your binoculars! If you want to join us please let us know you are coming by responding to this post or calling the store (770-928-3014). We hope to see you there!

01/06/2025

01/05/2025

Happy National Bird Day! We are celebrating all the wonderful things birds bring to our lives and the reasons they’re so important for our environment:

1. Their song and beauty
2. Natural insect/pest control (birds consume an estimated 400 million tons of insects each year)
3. Seed dispersal
4. Pollination (Hummingbirds, etc)
5. Environmental cleanup/scavenging (Vultures & Crows)
6. Rodent/small mammal population control (Hawks & Owls, etc)
7. Predictors of environmental changes

01/03/2025

This Brown Thrasher is a ground foraging bird. To thrive in the wild, he needs to be able to use both feet. He was admitted on December 13th after an encounter with four small dogs. He arrived unable to stand, missing all of his tail feathers and some wing feathers, and having a few broken toes on his right foot, so badly injured that the toes bent backwards underneath his leg when he tried to stand.
He was very lucky he did not suffer any life-threatening internal injuries. We applied a snowshoe splint to his right foot and kept that on for about two weeks. We removed the splint on Jan 1st and we were excited to see that the foot had healed and he was able to use his toes properly to perch.
He will be with us for several weeks until his tail feathers regrow, but the worst is over for this handsome fellow. ❤️‍🩹🐦‍⬛

Thank you to the rescuer for getting him to us quickly.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year! We are very excited to be able to welcome 2025 by releasing two of our window collision patients.
This female Purple Finch collided with a window and suffered a concussion, and was released after 6 days of care. The rescuers assisted with the release so she could rejoin her flock, and she immediately found her friends. ❤️

This handsome Yellow-bellied Sapsucker collided with a window on December 12th, suffering a concussion and a soft tissue injury in his shoulder. He’s a very lucky guy!

We are so happy both of these birds get to start the new year with a second chance at life. ❤️‍🩹

12/25/2024

Wishing everyone joy and peace this holiday season, from us humans and the winter residents, Carlos (Wood Thrush), Rosie (Northern Cardinal) and others not pictured. ❤️🐦‍⬛

12/15/2024

Lucky to be alive, this Brown Thrasher had an encounter with four small dogs. He was admitted Friday evening and is doing remarkably well, considering his circumstances. He is missing all of his tail feathers, most of his left wing feathers, and has broken toes on his right foot which we have splinted with what is called a “snowshoe”. We always worry about internal injuries because of the force a dog’s mouth can place on a bird’s body, but each passing day gives us hope that he will ultimately recover. He will be with us for several weeks until his feathers regrow, and we hope that his toes will heal well enough for him to be able to use that foot normally. ❤️‍🩹🐦‍⬛

12/15/2024

We had a great time at the Merry Market yesterday and want to thank all our supporters who came out to see us. Also special thanks to our board members and volunteers who helped with this event. 🐦‍⬛❤️🙏🏻

12/13/2024

We hope to see you tomorrow at the Canton Merry Market! We have lots of beautiful gifts for the bird lovers on your gift list, and local author Irene Macmillan will be here with her book “How People Can Help”. Special guests beginning at 2:30 PM include Falconers Josh and Tasha with their hawks, Alice and Athena.

We will be at booth no. 126 by The White Cottage on Main. 🐦‍⬛

12/13/2024

Fall migration is over, but we still see window collision victims throughout the rest of the year. This juvenile Yellow-bellied Sapsucker was admitted last night after colliding with a residential window. We are treating him with anti-inflammatories for his concussion and a shoulder injury. he’s a lively little fella!


There are multiple options for reducing and preventing window collisions including screens, decals, window film, etc. For helpful resources please visit https://www.allaboutbirds.org/news/why-birds-hit-windows-and-how-you-can-help-prevent-it/

12/07/2024

We're just a week away from the Merry Market in Canton, and busy preparing a variety of unique gifts for bird lovers. We're excited to have two special guests this year - local author Irene Macmillan with her book "How People Can Help", all about how the public can assist a variety of wildlife, and again this year, our board member and licensed Falconer, Josh and his Red-tailed Hawk, Alice will be with us. Josh and Alice will be available for Q&A every half-hour beginning at 2:30pm. We hope you'll stop by to say hello!
We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit - all proceeds go towards providing food, medicines, and veterinary care for the wild birds in our care.

12/06/2024

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12/04/2024

One of the many Eastern Bluebirds helped in 2024 with your support says “Thank You!”

Thanks to everyone! ❤️‍🩹🐦‍⬛

12/03/2024

Giving Tuesday is a great day to celebrate the release of more patients. Two of our patients took their freedom flights midday, after it had warmed up a little. Our Pine Warbler recovered from injuries from an encounter with a domestic cat, and our American Robin recovered from a window collision. Luckily, both species are in our state year-round so they were able to be released, otherwise they would have had to stay with us through the winter. 
With just a few hours left for our •dollar-for-dollar match•, we want to thank everyone who has shown their support for our work by making a donation and ask those who have not yet donated to consider making even a small donation to help provide care for our birds. Every dollar is matched until midnight tonight, so even a small donation can have a big impact. Donate at WCNGA.org