Learn how to safely handle wild birds with Save Our Seabirds

By Dana Kampa
| 5:00 a.m. December 2, 2025

A pair of Crested Caracaras become roommates at Save Our Seabirds during ongoing renovations and, as keepers noted, seem to become fast friends.

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Save Our Seabirds invites anyone with a passion for helping injured animals to learn the techniques for keeping both birds and handlers safe at an upcoming workshop.

The free educational seminar takes place from 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 6 at 1708 Ken Thompson Parkway. Participants can learn how to tell if a bird is sick or injured, properly handle a distressed bird, and determine if intervention is necessary.

This session also offers insight into migration patterns, courtship and nesting.

Intended for participants ages 18 and up. Email questions or RSVP to [email protected]. Learn more about SOS's rehabilitation efforts at SaveOurSeabirds.org.

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Dana Kampa

Dana Kampa is the Longboat Key neighbors reporter for the Observer. She first ventured into journalism in her home state of Wisconsin, going on to report community stories everywhere from the snowy mountains of Washington State to the sunny shores of the Caribbean. She has been a writer and photographer for more than a decade, covering what matters most to readers.