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Written by Carol Lee
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South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Inc. A 501 (c) 3 non-profit wildlife rehabilitation and environmental education organization Serving wildlife and Texas South Plains communities for 22 years Friday Evening, April 30th, 2010 1615 Texas Avenue, Lubbock, TX $25.00 donation per person Music by Mike Pritchard between 7 and 9 PM Large Silent Auction featuring Themed Baskets and Individual items (Just in time for Mother’s Day and Graduation) Please RSVP no later than April 25, 2010 by calling (806) 797-3251 (Bonnie Bart at Mason Warner, Co.) Between 8:30 AM and 5 PM Monday-Friday Some tickets will be available at the door, but please RSVP so we can make arrangements with the caterer. South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, Inc. cares for more than 2500 wildlife orphans and casualties annually and is not funded by either our state or federal regulating agencies.  |
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The cost of care and feeding |
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Written by Administrator
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We need your help to make sure the displaced, orphaned and injured wild animals brought to SPWRC have food, shelter, and quality medical care throughout the year. Each year, we tend to more than a thousand animals that come through our doors. Our objective is always to provide the best care and to release the animals brought to us back into the wild. |
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Our Volunteers Make It Work! |
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Written by Administrator
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As we begin to wind down another baby bird season and gear up for baby mammal season, it is interesting to visualize how much our wonderful volunteers contribute to making SPWRC work. Daniel Andrews, Assistant Operations Manager and Katie Stafford, Operations Manager for our organization gave a presentation to the Board of Directors as to how their hours are spent during typical days at the wildlife center during our busy summer season. |
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Help! I found a baby bird! |
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Written by Carol Lee
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For a comprehensive explanation of what to do when you find a baby bird in your yard, please read Baby Birds 101 . Many young birds perish needlessly every year at the hands of well-meaning people. There are definitely things that should be done and definitely things that SHOULD NOT be done! Before you bring a bird to the Wildlife Center or call us during our very hectic summer season, please take a few minutes to read Baby Birds 101.  Photo by Carol Lee, SPWRC Always remember to rescue but don't kidnap healthy fledglings! |
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Written by Administrator
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SPWRC received nice press coverage on Thursday, July 30 for the eight fawns presently in our care at the wildlife center. To read journalist Ray Westbrook's article about our volunteer Barry Johnson and his charges, click here to be redirected to the story that appeared on the front page of Thursday's Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.  Photo by J. Reichard, SPWRC
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Written by Administrator
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Thanks to our wonderful volunteers Danny and Maggie Hancock, SPWRC has new magnetic signs that you may see on vehicles around town. If you see the signs affixed to a car or truck, know that that vehicle is on Center business either releasing wildlife that has been in our care and is now being released back to the wild or other official business for the wildlife center. In addition... |
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Sell Your Unwanted Items to Benefit SPWRC |
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Written by Administrator
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The South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center is now an officially registered charity with eBay Giving Works. eBay Giving Works helps nonprofits by giving every day eBay sellers the ability to donate to the certified nonprofit of their choice. Anyone can select SPWRC as the recipient for a portion of their sale price of an item (minimum $5 donation required). Any eBay seller can donate 10-100% of the final sale price. Read the PDF here for step by step instructions on how SPWRC can receive donations via your sale on eBay. Special thanks to our adviser William Van Pelt for setting this up! |
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Barn Swallows back on Texas South Plains |
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Written by Carol Lee
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The Wildlife Center only admits about a dozen barn swallows each year, but at least once a week throughout this summer someone tells me a story about their clan of barn swallows, e-mails photos of their swallow nests or asks how to attract them.
In early May a Lubbock resident wrote to say a pair of barn swallows zeroed in on a single metal bolt under their porch and decided to construct their nest around it. He wrote again May 15th and sent a photo – their mud nest was indeed built around the large bolt. He wasn’t sure if they could pull that off, but in no time at all, the swallow home was completed and ready for occupancy.  Photo by Carol Lee, SPWRC |
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Written by Web Master
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Welcome to our new look at South Plains Wildlife Rehabilitation Center's web presence. We are in the process of doing a major makeover on the site and hope you will bear with us. We hope you'll check back soon to see our new content and explore our new look. We continue to grow with your generous help and support.  Photo by Carol Lee |
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The Cardinal and the Cowbird |
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Written by Carol Lee
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Several years ago I brought a fledgling home from the Wildlife Center and put it in a cage with a juvenile house finch. While they resembled each other, the new bird was larger, heavier and streaked differently. Later I heard the newcomer piping, just like the young cardinal I was raising in the adjacent cage. When my husband saw it, he agreed that although the new bird looked like the finch but sounded like a cardinal, he said without hesitation, “It’s a cowbird that was raised by a cardinal.”
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