VINS is a bird sanctuary in Vermont. We got see owls, eagles and hawks and many other birds that have been rescued and brought back to health. They keep the birds that will not be able to survive in the wild because of their injuries. A plaque by each cage gives a description of the birds in it.
Each bird has a story to tell of what happened to them. The cause of the injury is written on the plaque if it is known. Many of the injuries they know about were caused by vehicles, but there are a variety of causes.
One information plague describes what one could do to limit the risk of harm to birds. Birds frequently perish in snarls of discarded mono-filament fishing line and other non-biodegradable debris. You can help by cleaning up shore lines.
The day after our excursion to the Vermont Institution of Natural Science I found a hurt crow. We were going to take him to the rehabilitation center the next day, but he died during the night. We buried him and said good bye.
Birds need a sanctuary, a place away from the dangers and pollution caused by man. Yet even an island Midway across the pacific is not far enough away. It is often too late for many of the birds found. Even if there were more bird rehabilitation centers. Hopefully they have been able to reproduce before they accumulate too much plastic.
