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Join us as we celebrate the vital work that cares for thousands of birds each year, and discover how you can be part of the story!


You are the reason we exist. Your support mends wings, reunites babies with their parents, feeds the sick and protects the orphaned as they grow. Your gifts provide education and inspiration to foster stewardship for avian populations within our communities. Because of you, BRC is able to provide support for our wild birds and the humans who care about them year in and year out, each and every day of the year.

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Enjoy cocktails with our Ambassador birds and learn how your support brings healing and second chances to thousands of birds each year.

Indulge in a sumptuous dinner by Pascaline Fine Catering, paired with delectable local wines.

Watch the premiere of a new short film showcasing healing journeys from rescue to release.

Can’t Attend? Donate Today!

Your financial support provides food and needed medical care, allowing our dedicated team to rehabilitate birds and release them back into the wild!

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Join the fun with a rousing live auction and paddle raise hosted by grand auctioneer Kenn Cunningham and BRC’s own Susan Preston:
 

  • Bid on four fabulous experience packages including a Hawaiian getaway

  • Raise your paddle in support of the amazing work taking place at BRC each and every day

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Sarah Killingsworth

Sarah Killingsworth is an award-winning wildlife conservation photographer, filmmaker and writer who has always loved wildlife and exploring wild places.  Passionate about stories of coexistence, Sarah is inherently curious about the intersection of humans and wildlife habitats, how wildlife adapts to ever-encroaching human development as well as ways we can work to protect species before they become endangered.
 

A certified California Naturalist, Sarah is the President of the Board of the Environmental Action Committee of West Marin and a member of the Emerging League of the International League of Conservation Photographers (iLCP) and the NANPA Ethics Committee.  She is also the Program Coordinator for the Keeping it Wild Youth Education and Outreach Program with Project Coyote.  Her images and writing have been published, in print and online, by a variety of publications, including Smithsonian Magazine, National Wildlife Magazine, The Hill, bioGraphic, Earth Island Journal, Bay Nature, Petapixel and Audubon. You can see more of her work on Instagram @skwildlifephotos and @sk_fine_art or on her website at www.sarahkillingsworth.com.

Can’t Attend? Donate Today!

Your financial support provides food and needed medical care, allowing our dedicated team to rehabilitate birds and release them back into the wild!

The Bird Rescue Center of Sonoma County

HOURS & LOCATION

BRC is open 9am to 4pm every day  to receive birds. If you need assistance with a bird, please call before coming in.

PHONE: 707-523-2473

STREET ADDRESS:

3430 Chanate Road
County Farm Drive
Santa Rosa, CA 95404

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PO Box 475
Santa Rosa, CA 95402

The Bird Rescue Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization | Tax ID 94-2378213

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