North Country Wild Care

North Country Wild Care We do not have a facility. We’re a network of home-based wildlife rehabilitators and volunteers across Eastern NY.

Including Schenectady, Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Albany, Rensselaer, Montgomery, Fulton, and Essex Counties. Non-profit organization

If you would like to make a monetary donation to help us in our mission please make your check out to North Country Wild Care, mail to:
North Country Wild Care
PO Box 63
Lake George NY 12845

Or https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/1600750

Did you know today is National Wildlife Day? North Country Wild Care wouldn’t exist without the wildlife we all love so ...
09/04/2026

Did you know today is National Wildlife Day?

North Country Wild Care wouldn’t exist without the wildlife we all love so much. For 25 years, our organization has brought together wildlife lovers, rehabilitators, volunteers, supporters, and people who simply believe that our wild neighbors deserve a helping hand when they need it most.

We may all have different reasons for loving wildlife, but we share one important belief: wildlife matters.

For 25 years, North Country Wild Care has been here to help give injured, orphaned, and displaced wildlife a second chance at the wild. And none of that would be possible without the incredible people who answer the call, provide care, donate supplies, volunteer their time, and cheer these animals on from the sidelines.

So today, take a moment to appreciate the wildlife around you. The squirrel in your yard. The hawk overhead. The fox crossing the road. The turtle making its way across the pavement. Every one of them has a place in our ecosystem and every one of them is worth protecting.

Here’s to 25 years of caring for wildlife and to many more years of protecting the wild places we all call home.

🐿️ LET’S HAVE SOME FUN THIS FRIDAY!So… how squirrely are you feeling today?After a LONG week, I have to admit… I’m feeli...
09/04/2026

🐿️ LET’S HAVE SOME FUN THIS FRIDAY!

So… how squirrely are you feeling today?

After a LONG week, I have to admit… I’m feeling a little like #8 myself!

Which one are YOU today? Drop your number in the comments!

Maybe you’re calm and collected…
Maybe you’re running around like a squirrel who just found some snacks…
Or maybe you’re just hanging on by a branch!

Happy Friday from all of us at North Country Wild Care!

Two of our wonderful longtime members, Diane & John, sharing their beautiful ambassador birds and knowledge! And what a ...
09/03/2026

Two of our wonderful longtime members, Diane & John, sharing their beautiful ambassador birds and knowledge! And what a beautiful location, too. Thank you all!

09/02/2026

We have our transport, thank you Jim M.

This weekend our community lost a wonderful contributor to the world of wildlife care and research -- Kevin Hynes, Biolo...
09/01/2026

This weekend our community lost a wonderful contributor to the world of wildlife care and research -- Kevin Hynes, Biologist and Wildlife Program Leader at the NYSDEC path lab -- passed away after a severe car accident. On behalf of all of the wildlife rehabilitators in NCWC, we want to express our deepest condolences to Kevin's family and colleagues.

Many of us, as rehabilitators, had contact with Kevin when we needed to understand the cause of death in specific wildlife cases, or better understand certain diseases. Kevin was always right there willing to take a call and share his knowledge with kindness and respect.

In 2024, Kevin gave a special presentation at a NCWC meeting on the research program and details on specific diseases. It was incredibly informative and engaging. The images here are from his presentation.

This is truly a loss for the community of wildlife research, and yet what an important and beautiful legacy Kevin will leave behind. Our deepest sympathies are with those closest to Kevin.

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

It's a long road to recovery for this 1 year old Red-tailed Hawk! How do we know she's one year? It's the tail feathers!...
08/30/2026

It's a long road to recovery for this 1 year old Red-tailed Hawk! How do we know she's one year? It's the tail feathers! The classic red tail feathers do not grow in until they molt after their first full year of life. Slowly over the summer the juvenile tail feathers will fall out and the iconic red feathers grow in one-by-one.

This very feisty girl was hit by a car and her wing was broken in 3 places. She is VERY active and strong, so she had to be kept in a smaller confined space in order to not disturb the wrapped wing. After 4 weeks of bandages and careful weekly therapy, she was then moved to a larger crate for another 2-3 weeks. Still confined, but without the bandage for more regular therapy and continued healing of the wing.

And she's not done yet. This week she was moved to an outdoor aviary to rebuild strength and test her flight abilities for another 2-3 weeks. We've had many raptors come in this summer among all of our home-based rehabbers, so we often have to coordinate to see who has an available aviary. So feisty girl's rehabber drove 1 1/2 hours to Nancy K.'s aviary that was now available - Nancy is a founding member of NCWC, and still one of the best rehabbers in the biz! So she had the honors of releasing this girl into the aviary.

Feisty girl didn't fly up right away, she took a few minutes to get acclimated. But after a short time, she was back in the swing of it.

Raptors often have a long road to recovery - and a lot of feedings - which is what your donations help with!! Thank you!!🙏💗🦅

🖤CLARISSE IS HOME. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THE HELP🖤URGENT!! For anyone in the Saratoga Springs, NY area (especially a...
08/28/2026

🖤CLARISSE IS HOME. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR THE HELP🖤

URGENT!! For anyone in the Saratoga Springs, NY area (especially around Union Ave & Nelson Ave ). Clarisse, the turkey vulture ambassador bird you see at many of our events, has escaped from her enclosure. Her "jess" around her ankle broke, but she is still wearing the other one. Clarisse is non-releasable because she was brought into care fully imprinted on humans. She lives with one of our members at their nonprofit. She is not dangerous and may respond to her name.

***She was in the Union Street area of Saratoga and has been spotted nearby, we do not think she will go too far at this point.

Please keep an eye out for her (roof tops too), and call our hotline if you see her 518-964-6740. THANK YOU!!

08/28/2026

Transport FOUND! to Cornell Wildlife Hospital (ithaca) from Saratoga, Many thanks to Donna & Julia

10 foxes and counting!  These Before & After photos are just a few of the foxes that have come in this summer. There's b...
08/26/2026

10 foxes and counting! These Before & After photos are just a few of the foxes that have come in this summer. There's been a severe outbreak of mange in several areas since the spring, and one of our member rehabbers, Paula, has taken in 10 foxes from the Lake Placid area alone, and more are still in need of help.

Many of our tireless volunteers are working to trap the affected foxes, mostly young ones. Mange progresses at a slow and painful pace, most often leading to death. Thankfully these 10 are well on their way to recovery!!

A special thank you to our rehabilitator members Paula and Victoria for all they are doing for foxes this year! You can find out more about our members' work at Heart of The Wild Rescue and Critter's Caretaker, Inc.

We'll be sharing more on their progress and ways to support their care. Thank you to all of our volunteers working on these cases!🙏🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊🦊

08/24/2026

These three juvenile Broad-winged Hawks were released back to the wild! In time to learn a little more about life on their own before they gather together again this fall to migrate.

Broad-winged Hawks are unusual among our northeastern raptors because they gather during migration in flocks called “kettles,” which can number from just a few birds to hundreds—or even thousands! They circle upward together on columns of warm rising air called thermals, then glide south until they find the next one. This energy-saving strategy helps carry them thousands of miles to wintering grounds in Central and South America.

Red-tailed, Red-shouldered and Sharp-shinned Hawks, among others, may concentrate at migration sites and use rising air, but generally migrate individually or in much looser aggregations. (Turkey Vultures also kettle conspicuously, although they're vultures rather than hawks!)

The birds aren't necessarily all traveling as one permanent flock. A thermal acts somewhat like an elevator—hawks converge on it, circle upward together, then stream out from the top and glide toward another thermal. That is what produces the characteristic swirling “kettle.” The kettles also help juveniles follow the more experienced adults.

Thank you to the for the beautiful release site!!

Have you ever seen a kettle in action? Let us know!

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