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Two nestling red-headed woodpeckers sit in a cloth-lined nest inside the nursery at RWS. They look up at the camera.

August 19, 2025

Red-headed Woodpeckers…struck by lightning!? ⎸ Patient of the Month

It’s not every day your nest gets struck by lightning. However, that’s exactly what happened to our featured patients this month: four nestling Red-headed Woodpeckers! 😮

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Four nestling Chimney Swifts peer up at the camera while hanging from an orange fleece.

August 1, 2025

Chimney Swifts, or Rock & Roll Dinosaurs? ⎹ Critter Corner

We’re true Swifties at Rockfish Wildlife Sanctuary! Now, we don’t mean fans of Taylor Swift (though, admittedly, some of our staff members certainly are). We mean fans of the original swift: the Chimney Swift! 👏

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A Northern Mockingbird fledgling stands on a wooden sill with two plastic and medical tape shoes, one on each foot, to correct its foot posture.

July 15, 2025

A Northern Mockingbird…wearing shoes? ⎹ Patient of the Month

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Our wildlife patients get only the very best when it comes to wildlife rehab haute couture. We were privileged to bear witness to a true fashion statement from Northern Mockingbird 25-514 this month!

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