TRI-STATE BIRD RESCUE AND RESEARCH INC
170 Possum Hollow Rd, Newark, DE 19711 tristatebird.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: The mission of Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research is to provide professional, compassionate rehabilitation to native injured and orphaned wild birds and contaminated wildlife, and to promote their stewardship through education and humane research.

Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research Inc. is a licensed wildlife rehabilitation organization that provides expert rehabilitative care to injured, orphaned or oiled native wild birds and wildlife, responds to oil spills, and leads wildlife readiness response drills and contingency planning activities. Our mission is to provide professional, compassionate rehabilitation to native injured and orphaned wild birds and contaminated wildlife, and to promote their stewardship through education and humane research.

FY 2020 Bird Preservation & Protection Programs: BIRD CARE The clinic admitted 3478 birds between these dates. Over 120 different neotropical species which included over 1,800 individuals. Some of the specialty birds that the clinic admitted were: 60 bald eagles, 30 yellow-crowned night herons, 60 chimney swifts, 45 Great-horned owls, and 11 Northern gannets. The number one species represented in the clinic was the American robin making up 33.3% of our caseload (356 individuals). The clinic released over 806 individuals during the above time period with a survival rate after the first 24 hours of 68.46%. Out of those released over 269 orphans were reunited with their parents or placed in a foster family (non-biological). This includes raptors, song birds, waterfowl and wading birds. Some of the causes of injury that the clinic sees is: attack by cat (239 individuals), hit by vehicle (304 individuals), 80 individuals entrapped in glue traps, and displaced from nest (611 individuals). The summer is the busiest time of year. During the summer the clinic admitted 2,749 birds and at its height admitted 68 birds in one day. The three most prevalent states that bring us admissions are Delaware 49.9% (1720 individuals), Pennsylvania at 26.7% (930 individuals) and Maryland at 16.6% (579 individuals).

FY 2020 Bird Preservation & protection Programs: OIL SPILL RESPONSE & CONTINGENCY PLAN Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research Oil Spill Programs staff is dedicated to oil spill planning and preparedness. The Oil Team, along with Core Team members and interns, have presented at and attended meetings and conferences such as the Sector Delaware Bay Area Committee Meetings, NY/NJ Recovery & Response Subcommittee Meetings, Maryland National Capital Region Area Committee Meetings, RRT I, RRT II, RRT III, National Wildlife Rehabilitators Association Symposium, and the Global Oiled Wildlife Responders group. The team also secured contracts to write Wildlife Contingency Plans, pre-identify resources and teach workshops. The Oil Spill Response Team maintains availability 24/7 and has been able to respond to incidents. The Tri-State team was called out for five responses as well as for assessments to survey spill sites for potentially oiled wildlife. Oiled wildlife responses involved capture, stabilization, wash, and release of affected waterfowl. Tri-State Oil Programs staff also held workshops on oiled wildlife response for agency and industry partners, rehabilitators, and volunteers.

FY 2020 VOLUNTEER SERVICES AND EDUCATION SERVICES This program includes training and materials for volunteers, in addition to educational workshops for the public. The Tri-State team invests a lot of training into their volunteers to prepare them for their service in the field of wildlife rehabilitation. It is also part of Tri-State's mission to promote stewardship of wild birds and wildlife through education. This is accomplished through educational workshops and outreach programs for local and neighboring communities. Education is an important component of Tri-State's mission. It is achieved by providing information for the public as well as through colleague outreach, and intern and volunteer programs. Tri-State supported improved excellence in wildlife care be training other wildlife professionals, oil spill contingency personnel, and over 432 students and volunteers. Tri-State staff and volunteers presented topics at local, regional and international conferences. Through the wildlife medicine class at the University of Pennsylvania, Tri-State's staff taught 89 first year veterinary students in the Spring of 2019, and 104 in the Fall of 2019. Tri-State held two hands-on workshops for veterinary student clubs at UPENN, reaching 20-24 students at each. At least 13 veterinary students participated in clinical opportunities at Tri-State (some on multiple occasions), shadowing and assisting veterinarians in patient care. Two veterinary students conducted summer research projects at Tri-State relating to microplastics exposure in raptors and atoxoplasmosis in English sparrows. Tri-State provided community service opportunities for several youth organizations, and presented lectures, provided hands-on learning opportunities, and/or conducted humane collaborative research with 6 organizations, agencies and/or universities. Throughout the year, Tri-State helped to educate the public by answering thousands of telephone inquiries and conducting outreach programs. In addition, an annual open house is held each Spring attracting hundreds of visitors to the campus in Newark, DE.

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