Animals In Distress Association & Ruth Melichar Bird Center

12/01/2024

Do you remember our cute, escape artist, burrowing owl with the broken leg? He was released by Boise State University Raptor Research Center on July 19, 2024. It truly takes a village for birds to be rehabilitated and released back to a proper environment. This is what makes what we do worth it. 😊

11/14/2024

Sweet Pumpkin has found a forever home. 💜💜

Meet Pumpkin. He's a sweet boy and needs a forever home. He's about 6 months old. Please call the bird center at 208-338-0897 to inquire about him.

09/22/2024

**This baby has found a forever home. Thank you for helping.

This sweet Fancy Chukar Silver Mutation came into the center today. He is looking for a family to adopt and care for him. Please call the bird center between 10-2 at 208-338-0987 to inquire about him.

08/23/2024

08/03/2024

Dear wonderful supporters,

AIDA/Ruth Melichar Bird Center is experiencing an unfortunate financial circumstance. This devastating circumstance is forcing us to temporarily close our doors starting on August 15 with a reopen date of September 15. This is heartbreaking, since we are passionate about saving Idaho's wildlife and birds. We would greatly appreciate you partnering with us in the mission to keep our doors open. If you are able to donate, please visit our website to donate online, or if you would prefer, checks can be mailed to PO Box 7263, Boise, ID 83707.

Thank you so very much for partnering with us and helping to save our precious wildlife.

**We are hoping to raise $100,000 by April 2025. During the busy baby bird season, we will have up to 200 birds in care daily. Due to rising costs of operational expences, (food, water, electric, etc.) We are experiencing a deficit of funds. We are working on grants, but do not receive any state or federal funding. As a small non-profit, we rely on donations to provide services to Idaho’s wildlife.

The link to our website for donations is:

https://www.idahowildliferescue.org/checkout/donate?donatePageId=604d225bd5db3e46790533e9

07/26/2024

Howdy wonderful supporters!

We please need transportation for this beautiful osprey from Boise to Grangeville on Saturday. Please DM me for details. Thank you so very much for helping us.

Thankfully, this baby has found a ride to Grangeville.

07/26/2024

I want to thank everyone for their support! 💜💜

If you can spare some mixed berries, the Cedar Waxwings and Robins would greatly appreciate it. They are quite fond of berries and we are running very low. Thank you so very much for all of your donations and support.

07/13/2024

The Cedar Waxwings are so stinking adorable! We have 10 currently in care. Most are happily flighted in a cage until they start eating on their own. I walked in this morning to the escapee happily sleeping on the side of his basket. Never a dull moment at the bird center.

07/13/2024

We got some cute baby killdeer brought in this week. When I went to change our their bin, I caught this cuteness. 💜💜

07/05/2024

This cute burrowing owl was found with a broken leg in the nest. He is quite the escape artist with his leg in a cast. The last time he was roosting/sleeping behind the microwave. At least, we know he can fly. 🤣

07/05/2024

I want to continue to thank our supporters. We can't help about 3000 birds each year without you. 💖💖

We are now in need of peas, corn, and berries. As the baby birds grow, they need big bird food and like teenagers eat us out of house and home.

**Please avoid green beans. The birds are also a bit picky and don't like green beans.

06/28/2024

Hello, wonderful supporters. We are in immediate need of Kleenex and paper towels at the bird center. If you can please spare some, we and the birds will really appreciate it. Thank you!

06/23/2024

We have some fledgling robins, who have figured out they like to take baths in their water dish. Can you spot the wet robin?

06/22/2024

The Osprey has been released. He is now living the wild and free life he deserves. Thank you so very much to everyone who brought fish for him.

06/15/2024

We sure do love our duck and waterfowl. Unfortunately, the Bird Center has been put under quarantine by Fish and Game due to an increase in avian influenza in waterfowl. Currently, we are unable to accept any waterfowl due to this recent restriction.

This breaks our hearts, since we do help so many ducks and geese. We will post when the quarantine is over. We do not have an outbreak at the center. This is a preventative measure by Fish and Game. Thank you for your understanding.

06/15/2024

The Longstruff-Peterson family came and donated all their money they made from a lemonade/cookie stand today to the Ruth Melichar Bird Center. We are so very thankful! 💜💜

06/09/2024

I want to thank everyone for their continued support. We are in need of corn and peas again. They can be brought to the center during our open hours of 8 am-8 pm. Thank you so so much! We can't help the birds without you.