Jennifer Dudley Mezzo Soprano

Jennifer has performed on opera stages throughout the country, at the Metropolitan, Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Spoleto Festival USA, among others. Beyond being talented and beautiful, she is also a licensed rehabilitator specializing in neonate birds. She will perform jazz renditions of "bird" songs from the 1920's "Bye Bye Blackbird" to "Blackbird" by the Beatles.

Dzul Dance

Dzul Dance is a daring and unique company, created by artistic director Javier Dzul in 2003.  It fuses dance with aerial arts and acrobatics to transform bodies into earthbound and airborne forces of nature.  Connecting indigenous and modern cultures Dzul Dance breaks aesthetic boundaries in order to illuminate the drama and beauty inherent to the natural world.

Our Mission

New York City is the major stopover on the Atlantic migratory flyway. More than 355 bird species live in New York or seek refuge here during migration. Many of these birds are injured by flying into buildings built on their ancient migratory pathways, others by cat attacks, vehicles and human interference. Yet New York is the only major US city that does not have a wildlife rehabilitation center.
 
The Wild Bird Fund is working to change that. And we need your help.
 
The Wild Bird Fund treats more than 1,000 wild birds and animals every year – including native and migratory birds – and answers more than 4,000 phone calls from people who have rescued wildlife and need advice on how to help. This critical work has been accomplished utilizing only borrowed space and volunteer labor.
 
To become a state-of-the-art wildlife rehabilitation and education center, we need more funding, additional dedicated volunteers, equipment and every day supplies to help the center run successfully.
 
Some of the things we still need include:

1.     Bird Seed - $40/week

2.     Anesthesia machine- $2500

3.     Surgery Light - $1,200

4.     Surgery Table - $1,200

5.     Five Waterfowl Cages - $1800

6.     Donation of computers, printers, and fax machine

7.     Light Fixtures - $1,200

8.     Surgery Heating Pad - $200

9.     Six ICU units - $4,600

10.   Food & water bowls - $8/pair

11.   Paper towel 15 roll package $26

and so much more...

A tax-deductible donation to the Wild Bird Fund will not only help thousands of injured birds and animals, it will also give you the satisfaction of fostering our precious connection to nature – the wildlife of New York City. Please help us achieve the dream of an independent wildlife rehabilitation center in New York City!

 

"Ernest"
Ring-neck Pheasant (permanent)

 This handsome male pheasant was found two hours outside of Boston. He had fractures of the leg, foot and pelvis, plus a great big concussion that left permanent brain damage. But Ernest got his license to exhibit, meaning he will be a permanent resident at the new center.