Wildwoods

20/08/2025

*A lot of great guesses! And the correct answer is….

Pouch Lice (Piagetiella peralis)! These parasites are very common in American White Pelicans. They attach inside of the pouch around the tracheal opening and feed on blood and skin cells.

Any guesses as to what parasite this is? An aquatic bird came in with an extremely heavy infestation of these. Answer revealed late tonight! No cheating with Google lens 😉

19/08/2025

A nest of orphaned meadow voles was discovered a couple of weeks ago in someone’s yard by some children. Sadly, this little girl was the only surviving baby. She was dehydrated and skinny, which gave her a poor prognosis, but we were going to do whatever we could to pull her through. So, with a lot of TLC and dedication from our staff we were able to successfully rehabilitate her and she was released back into the wild this weekend! Best of luck little one!

14/08/2025

This American Robin fledgling graduated into one of our indoor flight enclosures this week! Here she will advance her skills foraging for berries and worms while still getting scheduled feedings from us to make the transition similar to how her parents’ care would have been. She will also start practicing her first flights and develop her flight muscles before she is moved outside.

12/08/2025

Does it really get any better than this? Thank you!!

Duluth kids have decided to help animals one glass of lemonade at a time.

12/08/2025

This young pigeon is looking for a ride to Roseville so they can be with other young pigeons, and if you are headed back to Duluth, there is a turtle that needs a ride back up here so they can be released. If you are heading down to the cities (or are willing to) and can take this little one down there, please give us a call at 218-491-3604

12/08/2025

These two nestling pigeons had to be brought to us because their nest was on a bridge that was under construction. We always try to keep wild families together if possible, but unfortunately there was no way to safely keep them with their parents. Big thanks to the kind construction worker who saved them and brought them to us and everyone who supports our care for these animals! 🙏🏻

08/08/2025

It’s $5 Friday! If you appreciate our free service for wild animal emergency care and rehabilitation please consider donating $5 or sharing our posts! It’s free for the public to drop animals off with us rehabbers, but the supplies to care for them are not free for us and it gets very expensive.

This Broad-winged Hawk came in today after being unable to fly. Because he is very skinny we started him on a refeeding plan. He got fluids and meds earlier and we just tube fed him a liquid diet for emaciated carnivores. He will rest comfortably tonight with pain management and a full belly 🤎

08/08/2025

Update: Our website is back up and running!

Our website is down! Please bear with us while we work on getting it back up and running. It may take a couple of days. If you are trying to make a donation, you can donate here, on Venmo (we can be hard to find, just search for wildwoods rehabilitation), via paypal ([email protected]), or by sending us a check to: 4009 W Arrowhead Rd, Duluth, MN 55811).

Thank you!

07/08/2025

This juvenile Broad-winged Hawk was hanging around someone’s yard for a few days. She would enjoy a drink from the kiddy pool and then hop back into the woodline. After the third day of never seeing her attempt flight or any parents around the finder brought her to a rehabber.

She is a little thin, has some minor wounds and the *worst* flat fly infestation we’ve ever seen. 🫣 She got fluids, meds and a snack and then hung out on her branch for most of the day. She’s going down to The Raptor Center for radiographs.

A fun fact about young Broad-winged Hawks. They have little heart shapes on their feathers. You can kind of see them in this picture. 🤎

05/08/2025

Peekaboo! 😄

Our single Franklin’s Ground Squirrel was moved to an outdoor prerelease enclosure. He is having a lot of fun exploring his new environment. He will be out here for a couple weeks until he is ready to be released.

03/08/2025

This American Robin is on the verge of fledging, but unfortunately fell from her 40 foot high nest prematurely. Sadly, she has an injured wing from the fall so she wasn’t able to be put back into her nest. We bandaged her wing and started her on pain medication. She will be safe in our nursery while she heals.

If you want to help us provide for this baby and the many others we have admitted please consider donating or sharing our posts. It takes a village to take care of our wildlife! 💚

02/08/2025

Ride found! Thank you! 🙏🏻

*Transport Needed*

This Red-tailed Hawk needs a ride to The Raptor Center in St. Paul. He had been grounded since last Sunday and was finally able to be captured yesterday. He needs radiographs done to determine why he isn’t flighted. If you’re able to help please call us! 🙏🏻 218-491-3604