Mount Vernon Songbird Sanctuary, Inc.
Dedicated to the conservation of migratory songbirds through education, rehabilitation, and preservation of their habitat.
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SONGBIRD VIDEOS
EASTERN BLUEBIRDS
Feeding hatchling Eastern Bluebirds
Feeding nestling Song Sparrow and Eastern Bluebirds
Feeding fledgling Eastern Bluebird and Eastern Phoebe
Male Eastern Bluebird gathering food for his yound, raised by TRW the previous year
WARBLERS
Feeding nestling Blue-winged Warbler
Blue-winged Warbler vocaling for food in the flight cage
Blue-winged Warbler inspecting the camera in the flight cage
Released Blue-Winged Warbler asking for a handout
Blackpoll and Nashville Warblers flying in the clinic
MISC SONGBIRDS
Feeding Cedar Waxwings, July 2009.
Feeding a fledgling Yellow-Billed Cuckoo
Feeding nestling Baltimore Oriole and American Robin
Released Eastern Phoebe getting a handout
Eastern Kingbird flycatching a cricket
YARD BIRDS
Black and Turkey Vultures eating road kill, brought to the back yard, July 2009.
Northern Mockingbird eating mealworms
"orange" Scarlet Tanager bathing
WOODPECKER VIDEOS
RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER
Nestling Red-bellied Woodpecker begging for food
Feeding a feldgling Red-bellied Woodpecker
HAIRY WOODPECKER
Feeding nestling Hairy Woodpeckers
Feeding a released Hairy Woodpecker
NORTHERN FLICKER
Feeding nestling Northern Flickers
Northern Flickers displaying innocent sibling rivalry
Feeding fledgling Northern Flickers in a flight cage
Released Northern Flicker getting a handout
PILEATED WOODPECKER
Released Pileated Woodpecker getting a handout
Released Pileated Woodpecker stuffing himself with mealworms
You can see more of our videos on our Youtube page at
http://www.youtube.com/recoverywing
KILLDEER SWIFTS/SWALLOWS HUMMINGBIRDS WOODCOCKS WILLET
KILLDEER
3 young killdeer in the flight cage
3 young killdeer in the flight cage
CHIMNEY SWIFTS
Feeding hatchling Chimney Swifts
Feeding nestling Chimney Swifts
Feeding a lineup of 24 Chimney Swifts
Chimney Swift practicing his wing flap
SWALLOWS
Release of 4 Bank Swallows, July 2009.
Bank, Barn, Cliff, and Northern Rough Winged Swallows in the flight cage, July 2009.
Feeding a nestling Barn Swallow
Barn and Cliff Swallows flying in the flight cage
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD
Feeding a fledgling Ruby-Throated Hummingbird, July 2009.
Feeding a nestling Ruby-throated Hummingbird
A young Ruby-throated Hummingbird perched on a finger
AMERICAN WOODCOCKS
1 week old American Woodcock chicks eating worms
3 week old American Woodcocks preening, practicing their wing flap
7 week old American Woodcocks probing for food
WILLET
3 day old Willet self feeding
2 week old Willet chasing 4 week old American Woodcocks
5 week old Willet practicing flight