He is now a certified wildlife rehabilitator and assists with the Wild Bird Fund’s education program, introducing inner city children to the extensive diversity of wild bird species and their needs. Joey later told me that his first experience with a bird was seven years ago when he tried to save a nestling sparrow-this rescue attempt led him to Rita McMahon and he has been a Wild Bird Fund volunteer ever since. Director Rita McMahon accepts a new admission to the clinic. I was impressed with his gentle but firm manner and his obvious comfort in handling a variety of animals. Joey’s ease with all of the animals was evident, particularly with the wild birds. It was easy to see why model Joey Luther was selected as the day’s hero as he effortlessly lifted his 11-year old rescue dog, Bebe, onto his shoulder and nonchalantly held a baby bird in his other hand. Director Rita McMahon opened the clinic in this location in 2012 and runs completely on donations and volunteers. What was more amazing was the variety of birds being treated at the clinic and the number of volunteers already hard at work by 9:15 a.m. I probably would have passed right by without noticing the only clinic for injured wildlife in the city. When I arrived at the Wild Bird Fund, I was surprised to find this wildlife rehabilitation center located in an unassuming storefront on Columbus Avenue. The goal of RescueMen is to raise awareness about the plight of rescue animals and to promote the message “Adopt, Don’t Shop!” The Wild Bird Fund is housed at 565 Columbus Avenue in NYC. This ingenious project began as a collaboration between casting director Jen Halpern and actress Felicia Greenfield, both of whom were already involved in charitable organizations providing enrichment items for Animal Care and Control and other shelters in NYC. These men are photographed with the animal(s) they rescued, and the story of each heroic rescue is included. RescueMen chooses inspirational men who have rescued animals of their own to showcase in the calendar. Felicia Greenfield and Jen Halpern, creators of the Tails of NYC RescueMen calendar. I recently had the privilege of attending the latest photo shoot for the Tails of NYC RescueMen 2016 calendar, held at the Wild Bird Fund on Columbus Avenue in Manhattan’s Upper West Side.
She added that the non-profit frequently treats birds that get ensnared in the substance because of someone’s carelessness.Joey Luther with his rescue dog, Bebe, and a baby bird newly admitted to Wild Bird Fund. Rita McMahon, director of the organization, said that a glue trap is a death trap for birds. Nakim was on her way to the Upper West Side to the Wild Bird Fund, a non-profit that offers medical care and rehabilitation to injured, sick and orphaned wildlife. But she learned the facility does not treat wildlife animals.īy 11 a.m., Ms. Nakim took the sparrows to the Riverdale Veterinary Group on Riverdale Avenue near West 236th Street. But the other two were in no shape to soar.Īfter the distraught duo was wrapped in a newspaper, Ms.
He managed to dislodge the birds, with one of them flying off into a tree. came down with a knife to try to scrape the glue off the birds’ feet.
One man came along to see how he could help. What ensued was an hours-long rescue operation involving two animal organizations and four caring residents.Ī small crowd soon gathered round the trapped fowl. “A thoughtless and careless act resulted in all of this that could have been avoided.” “At the very least, it was thoughtless and careless,” she said of the use of adhesive. Nakim looked down, she saw three sparrows whose feet were stuck in white caulking glue plastered all over a stretch of asphalt to repair cracks in the pavement. “What should I do?” she overheard the woman asking another resident. 10, she noticed a woman standing in front of an apartment building at 3220 Netherland Ave. Riverdalian Holly Nakim said just after 8:20 a.m. When three small, brown sparrows found themselves in a sticky situation earlier this month, a group of residents swooped in to the rescue.
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