bird treatment and learning center
Caring and advocating for alaska’s wild birds through rehabilitation, Education, and outreach to ensure they remain a vital part of Alaska’s iconic landscapes.
Bird TLC’s Ambassador Birds and educators present over 100 programs annually
to raise awareness of and inspire wonder for Alaska’s wild birds.
If you’ve found a bird that may be injured, ill, or orphaned, we can help!
Our Impact
Rehabilitation
The majority of the birds brought to Bird TLC’s rehabilitation clinic have been injured due to human activities. Rehabilitation gives us the chance to undo the harm that was done and gives the birds a second chance at life in the wild.
The season for songbirds
Winter brings many songbirds to our clinic who have been injured after colliding with windows. We recently gave a lonely waxwing, nuthatch, and chickadee a second chance at life in the wild. We loved watching them fly off to a flock of friends!
conservation education
Ensuring the future of wild bird populations requires raising awareness of the threats they face, such as habitat loss, primarily due to increasing urbanization, and climate change. Our education programs inspire people to appreciate and care for the wild birds we share the world with, and empower them to take steps to make a difference for wild birds.
No-cost programs for Title 1 schools
Shavila takes a break from teaching to browse the library stacks.
Thanks to ConocoPhillips, our education team, including the hardworking Ambassador Birds, presented conservation education programs to students at 40 Title 1 schools this year, at no cost to the school.
Here’s what some of the students had to say after meeting an Ambassador Bird:
" I can't wait to see a magpie in my yard today.”
" The best part was holding the perch and having him land on it, wow, wish we could do it again and again."
"It was scary to see the bird flying at first but then it was so cool to see him fly around."