|
|
Article: FAMILY TENDS TO WILDLIFE ON A WING AND A CARE : TIPS FOR HANDLING BABY BIRDS.(NEWS)
- Article from:
- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
- Article date:
- April 14, 1997
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 Daily News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Gloria Gonzales Daily News Staff Writer
Eleven hummingbirds, two barn owls and one raven are in residence at the Vandewaters' bird rehabilitation center.
Is there any doubt that it's baby bird season?
``This is the time of year when people trim their trees and the nests get knocked out. That's where we get a lot of baby birds,'' said 17-year-old Molly Vandewater, a founding member of Wildlife Care of Ventura County, which cares for orphaned and injured baby birds and animals.
Since the season began a month ago, Molly, with the help and support of her parents, Maureen and Jerry, has rescued hummingbirds and young animals, ...