Whispering Willow Wild Care

06/09/2026

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Happy 's Month💐

This year, our educators and their dressed "perches" again look forward to enjoying two whole of with you at the NY Capital District !

Address: 342 Altamont Rd, Altamont, NY
Free Parking; Costumes Welcome; for
This is inside a ticketed event. Please find more details 👉 https://nycapitaldistrictrenfest.com

There is no additional charge at out tent. Meanwhile, donations are great appreciated🫶.

06/07/2026

Xen and volunteer Kira had an eventful evening and morning. This poor fawn's mom was hit by a car and deceased. Baby was crying and running around the woods in between several houses. It took two days and the caller's help, but they finally caught her! She's been alone for almost three days. Xen doesn't rehab deer, so after catching and checking baby, another rehabber up north was found who will raise and release her.

Moms leave fawns alone for several hours at a time. If you see a fawn sleeping quietly, please leave it alone. They need help if they are wandering around crying, covered in flies, or obviously injured. The ears also start to curl if dehydrated.

06/03/2026

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This Saturday, June 6, is American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day --
" the Places You to ". 🫶

of the Norther Chuctanunda 🤝will host a between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Sanford Stud Barn, with lots of fun and educational programs for kids and adults of .

Our will be there to greet people and answer any questions about local wildlife.🦉🐣🐿️🐾
Enjoy .🌿

06/01/2026

Rehabber Xen had special guests over the weekend. Baby raccoons! She wasn't able to keep them because while she's taken the required course and has the shots and experience, she doesn't have the space for the specialized caging raccoons require. Instead, she was able to stabilize them while a licensed raccoon rehabilitator was found. They went yesterday and will grow big and strong under great care!

05/18/2026

05/17/2026

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4/24 Sun 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Our monthly at
🥖 Outside City Hall
105 Jay St, , NY 12305
📲 https://www.schenectadygreenmarket.com/

Look forward to seeing you then.



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05/15/2026

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Mark you calendar and join us at our annual at Wolf Hollow Brewing Company ( ) on Sunday, May 31, from noon to 4p.m.

🌿Our will be there with their featherless porches to welcome your questions about coexisting with peacefully.

🎁There will be full with all kinds of goodies, donated by local small business owners. WHBC will also a portion of their sales for the day.

We appreciate WHBC and all our donors for their generosities. We couldn't have this event without your support❣

As always, here is a friendly reminder: 🍻
Please enjoy beverages responsibly, & please don't drive under influence.
We wish everyone have a good time and be home safely.



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and and

05/13/2026

When Xen released her three baby opossums, they decided to be a bit difficult and didn't go together. We have three separate videos, so if you're interested, the other two are in the comments!

These are the opossums (Hope, Oposta, and HissyFit) who came into care as tiny things back in September. They weren't big enough to go before winter and were overwintered until the weather finally cooperated. Soon, we'll end up with more babies!

02/13/2026

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National Nest Box Week ( ) is an annual event running from February 14th to 21st – in the U.K., encouraging people to put up nest boxes to support breeding birds, especially as natural sites vanish. Started in 1997 by the British Trust for Ornithology, it has since become a popular idea internationally, including in the US.

🔨Timing for U.S.: Southern U.S. residents should install boxes by February, while Northern areas should aim for mid-to-late March.

To read more about why, what and how in the U.S. backyards:
https://www.audubon.org/news/build-nest-box-welcome-spring-birds

+ It is important to clean and repair (if necessary) nest boxes every year after the season.
(Different bird species, different box/entrance sizes, different seasons)

Happy !

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“American Barn Owl” by © terence zahner
is licensed under CC BY-NC
2020, United States
Cropped from original
Source: iNaturalist
https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/82095709