Apr 20, 2015
While the majestic bald eagle patients get the most attention, our tiniest patients are just as deserving in their own right! This male rufous hummingbird was brought in last week after being found on the ground unable to fly. He was missing all but three of his tail...
Apr 8, 2015
This male Belted Kingfisher was found on the bank of the Quinsam River by a fisherman. The bird was entangled in fishing line. He was driven to Campbell River Veterinary Hospital, where Dr. Woodward painstakingly removed the very fine mono filament from around the...
Apr 4, 2015
On Thursday, this eagle was spotted on a remote logging road by a truck driver. MARS volunteer, Laurie, drove out to pick her up. Showing symptoms of exposure to an unknown toxin, she was treated with charcoal and is being given lots of fluids to hopefully flush it...
Apr 2, 2015
We currently have three eagles in our flight pen. On the left is Noel, on the right is Lucky and in the middle is the most recent addition, Stormy. All three will need to be moved to other centres with larger flight pens for proper conditioning before release. Please...
Apr 1, 2015
Heather Marinaccio of Comox Unity Church makes a $300 donation to Maj Birch and Sawyer from MARS. She is the leader of the Community Outreach Team. This donation goes to help MARS “Spread our Wings” and will help with our new property development. If...
Mar 24, 2015
This is a great article that recently ran in the Campbell River Courier-Island. Hawk provides poignant memory Ends up in garden plot of deceased patient A young Cooper’s Hawk created a poignant memory at New Horizons Care Home Saturday before finding a safe...
Jan 20, 2015
Photo by Ruth Hibberson Noel, a bald eagle brought into MARS on December 25th still struggles to overcome the bone infection in her leg. It has required several vet visits, with x-rays, and an aggressive course of treatment with different types of medications since...
Nov 24, 2014
This fall has seen several of the small owl species admitted into care. Most, like these two little Saw-whet owls, hit windows, or were clipped by cars, resulting in head trauma and some soft tissue wing injuries. Fortunately, almost all recovered and have been...
Nov 7, 2014
A short video of the eaglet named Johnnie that we released last Saturday. ← Previous Next...
Sep 25, 2014
We were very excited at MARS yesterday to see a leucistic American Robin foraging around the property with a flock of regular American Robins! An amazing and rare sight which most of us had never seen before. At first glance, it was thought to be someones escaped pet...
Jun 23, 2013
A homing pigeon veered off course in a race in Japan and ended up on Vancouver Island. CTVNews.ca Published Friday, June 28, 2013 12:07PM EDT A Japanese racing pigeon truly went the distance, after he overshot a 1,000-kilometre race in his native country and instead...
Apr 8, 2013
I wasn’t sure what to expect going into my new adventure at Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society as an intern for eight weeks. I wanted to learn as much as possible about avian ecology, biology and the correct procedures on handling, managing and overall care for...
