Native Songbird Care & Conservation

Located in Sebastopol, California, Native Songbird Care & Conservation (NSCC) was founded in 2004 by Veronica Bowers. NSCC is dedicated to the conservation of native songbirds through rehabilitation and release back to the wild, educational outreach, and community engagement. We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, supported entirely by donations and volunteer staff. We are licensed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the California Department of Fish and Game. Each year, we care for approximately songbirds of 70+ different species. Nearly 80% of our patients are received April through August, the Baby Bird Season. We provide life-saving care to injured and orphaned songbirds seven days a week, 52 weeks a year. Our goal is to restore our patients back to their full health and return them to their free and wild lives. We are a specialty hospital for native songbirds. We are the only wildlife rehabilitation facility in Northern California dedicated exclusively to the care of native songbirds. Most of our patients are received from our Sonoma County community, but we also serve the entire greater Bay Area and beyond. As a specialty hospital for native songbirds, we receive patients transferred to us from partner organizations in 11 other counties from Santa Clara to Mendocino and Sacramento to Sierra. NSCC is known for our gold standard of care and rehabilitation techniques for songbirds. As a diverse group of species, songbirds require a high level of specialized and well-managed care. Every aspect of our facility is set up exclusively to support the needs of injured, ill, and orphaned songbirds. Based on their age and species, each bird has specific requirements for care, diet, housing, and release back to the wild. Focusing our expertise on the rehabilitation of songbirds allows us to provide the best care possible for this unique group of birds and give them a second chance to return to their free and wild lives.