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Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

Dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of injured, sick, and orphaned Federally Protected Migratory birds.
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We are a 501c3 nonprofit wildlife rescue organization whose purpose is to provide care and rehabilitation to injured, sick and orphaned birds with the goal of returning them to their natural environment.

08/27/2026

Rogers Wildlife is excited to be participating in North Texas Giving Day this year, and Early Giving starts today! North Texas Giving Day is extremely important to us because it helps provide the funds for our day-to-day operations such as food, medical expenses, clinic maintenance, and upkeep of our outdoor areas. This year, our goal is to raise $50,000.
One of the best things about North Texas Giving Day is that 100% of donations will go to Rogers Wildlife. Thanks to the generosity of Communities Foundation of Texas and its sponsors, all transaction and technology fees are covered.
We would love for you to be an early bird and make a gift to Rogers Wildlife. You can donate any time between now and September 17.
If you would like to donate, click on the link below or do a search for Rogers Wildlife on the North Texas Giving Day web page at www.northtexasgivingday.org.
Thank you to all our supporters who make our mission possible! 🐦🦉🦚🦆🦅❤️

https://www.northtexasgivingday.org/organization/rogers-wildlife-rehabilitation-1

08/26/2026

We released this Great Horned Owl with the beautiful eyes this month after being with us about four months. She was found on the ground in a field. She was very thin and had been sprayed by a skunk. Owls don’t have a sense of smell, but when skunk spray gets in their eyes, it impairs their vision, making it difficult for them to see.
During her exam, our staff noticed she had a necrotic toe which had to be amputated. (She probably injured her toe after she was sprayed.)
The rest of her talons looked fine, and she was doing great prior to her release.
Congratulations to this beautiful owl for her successful recovery! We wish her many healthy years in the wild!
And a big thank you to the caring finder who rescued her and made sure she got the help she needed! 🦉❤️

08/25/2026

Time flies and so do our birds! This year’s North Texas Giving campaign is about to start with Early Giving starting this Thursday! This event, which is put on by Communities Foundation of Texas, is essential to Rogers Wildlife for raising funds to operate our Center. Every dollar raised will go toward our Center operations including for food and medical expenses, maintenance of our clinic, and care of our outdoor areas. 🐦

08/15/2026

This Canada goose was brought to us a couple of weeks ago after being shot in a city park by an arrow that went completely through his body. Upon his arrival, we rushed the goose to an emergency vet where they xrayed him and surgically removed the arrow. (See xray image with the red arrow parallel to the image of the actual arrow.)
Incredibly, the arrow had missed his arteries, heart, lungs and other vital organs. Our miracle patient is doing well now and will be released here at Rogers Wildlife after he fully recuperates.
First hurt by human cruelty and then rescued through human kindness.🪿❤️

08/04/2026

Happy International Owl Awareness Day! Today, August 4, is a day to celebrate owls, our beloved nocturnal raptors and nature’s best pest control. It’s also a day to provide awareness on how we can help protect them. According to the American Bird Conservancy, almost two-thirds thirds of our North American owl species are at risk due to changing weather patterns, extreme weather events, and habitat loss.

How you can give a hoot:
- For rodent control, use raptor-safe traps instead of poisons or sticky traps to control rodents. Rodenticides can kill raptors and other predators when they eat rodents that have ingested the poison. (For example, anticoagulent rat poisons cause fatal internal bleeding not only for the rodent but the raptor that found it.) Because of this, these rodenticides can actually increase rodent populations over time by eliminating their natural predators. Sticky traps are not only inhumane, but they often trap more than the target species.
- Build nest boxes in areas where dead trees or nesting cavities are scarce. It’s also free pest control. 👍🏻
- Take down soccer nets when not in use. As juvenile owls hone their new flight and hunting skills, their goal, perhaps a rat or mouse, may lie just beyond a net. These less-experienced young birds are so focused on hunting that they don’t always see a soccer net in the dark and get caught while zeroing in on their target. Adult owls also suffer injuries from netting entanglement. Old barbed wire and baling twine are also hazardous to owls and all birds of prey.
- Be careful not to litter. Tossing food out of a vehicle window attracts rodents and other scavengers to the roadside, which in turn attracts their predators. Collisions with vehicles are a common threat impacting owl populations for this reason.

Owls play a crucial role as predators, controlling populations of rodents and insects. Their natural pest control helps maintain ecological balance and benefits agricultural areas by reducing crop damage. Let’s all do what we can to help protect these fascinating and beneficial birds and preserve our inter-connected ecosystem. Have a great day! 🦉

07/29/2026

We are so grateful for Karin Patzke and her generosity.
In memory of her beloved mom, Sandy Patzke, Karin recently brought us many supplies including paper towels, a large package of wood shavings, heat lamps and insulation for winter, extension cords, buckets, bleach, and more. Karin is pictured on the left along with her friend, Melissa.
We are so honored Karin chose Rogers Wildlife to remember her mom who we understand was a passionate animal lover. We wish Karin and her family peace at this time. 🕊️💕

07/25/2026

Happy weekend from three of our little patients! The two on the left are Western kingbirds and the one on the right is a Scissor-tailed flycatcher. All three will eat flying insects after they grow up. As an adult, the Scissor-tailed flycatcher will have a tail up to 15 inches long! It gets its name for the way it opens and closes its tail like a pair of scissors. Scissor-tailed flycatchers are famous for their aerial acrobatics, using their tail like a rudder to catch insects in midflight. Western kingbirds have a gray head and back, a paler gray throat and chest, and a lemon-yellow belly. Western kingbirds are fierce defenders of their nesting territory and will chase away hawks, crows and other birds larger than them. Have a wonderful weekend from Rogers Wildlife including these three little insect hunters in training! 🐦

07/08/2026

Meet our baby Mississippi kite that was found by himself on the ground. He’ll be with us for a while as he’s quite young.
Mississippi kites are birds of prey that grow to be 12 - 15 inches long - a little smaller than a crow. Adults have pearly gray bodies with darker gray pointed wings about 3 feet in width. Their slender build and long wings allow them to fly gracefully and soar on thermal air currents for long periods.
They mainly eat large insects such as grasshoppers and cicadas and occasionally small vertebrates.
Mississippi kites breed in woodlands through the southern and central U.S. from Texas and Kansas to the east coast. For the winter, they migrate to Central and South America which makes for a 5,000 mile round trip between breeding and wintering grounds!
Both the female and male build their nest and take turns incubating the eggs. A one-year-old kite will often hang around the nest of a breeding pair and may help with defending the nest, incubating the eggs, or even brooding the chicks. Very responsible youngsters!
We’re happy to watch our little one grow and are optimistic he’ll be soaring through the skies after he grows up! 🐦

07/02/2026

This young Mockingbird was brought to us last month. The finder was so kind to rescue him, but when he arrived, he couldn’t stand up, a strong indicator of metabolic bone disease. The person who rescued him had kept him for a couple of weeks, and although very well-intentioned, unknowingly fed him an improper diet.
Metabolic bone disease is a condition seen in captive birds that affects their bones (similar to rickets in humans). It’s caused by a diet with an imbalance of calcium and phosphorus, and low in vitamin D3. This can lead to weak bones and trouble perching. Growing birds are most at risk because they need a diet with the correct ratio of minerals to support bone development.
The good news is our little patient’s case is mild, and after feeding him an appropriate diet, he’s now able to stand and on his way to recovery!
We at Rogers Wildlife appreciate so very much the kindness of people who rescue
wildlife, but we advise bringing a bird or other animal needing help to a wildlife rehabber as soon as possible. This gives them their best chance of recovery and return to the wild. 🐦❤️

06/28/2026

Meet our little dove line-up from left to right - A young white-winged dove, a mourning dove, and an Inca dove!
White-winged doves have the white edge on their wings. Their range is the southwestern U.S. through Mexico and into Central and South America.
Mourning doves have black spots on their wings. They’re found throughout the U.S., Mexico, Central America and into Canada. They can fly up to 55mph! 🛩️
Inca doves are smaller at 6 to 9 inches in length; their feathers have a scaly pattern to them. Their range is the southwestern U.S. and down to Costa Rica.
Doves prefer to forage for seeds on the ground and don’t eat their food straightaway. They gather it into their crop (a pouch in their throat) and then fly to a safe perch to digest it. One mourning dove was recorded as having 17,200 bluegrass seeds in its crop at one time!
Fun fact: Doves are some of the rare bird species that can suck up liquid through their beaks like a straw, instead of having to tilt their heads back for gravity do the work. 🐦
“Just like the white-winged dove
Sings a song
Sounds like she’s singing…”
Credit - Stevie Nicks 🎼

Address

1430 E Cleveland Street
Hutchins, TX
75141

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4pm
Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm
Saturday	9am - 4pm
Sunday	9am - 4pm

Telephone

(972) 225-4000

Website

http://rogerswildlife.org/

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