Pre-release and Adult Songbirds

This course is designed for staff, interns, and volunteers of Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center to teach all aspects of pre-release (outdoor) and adult (indoor) songbird caretaking.

Interested in this course? Email us at [email protected]

Course curriculum

1. Common Bird Orders and Families
2. Songbird Abbreviations: Four-letter Codes
1. Rally with the shift leader
2. Identify patients you need to care for
3. Prioritize your tasks
4. Wellness checks
5. Volunteer checklists
1. Medications and Treatments
1. Adult Songbird Diets
2. Portioning Diets
3. Cage Cleaning Process
4. Indoor Songbird Cages
5. Replacing Cage Lights
6. Enrichment
1. Charting
1. Handling
2. Weighing
3. Stress Considerations
4. Entering a Cage
1. Tree-creeping Insectivores
2. Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers
3. Woodpecker Caging
4. Mourning Doves
5. Cuckoos
6. Foliage Gleaners
7. Outdoor Wren Care
1. Quarantine Cages
2. Infectious Songbird Diseases
3. Patient Health Concerns
1. Housing & Enrichment
2. Outdoor Songbird Care Procedures
3. Outdoor Cage Maintenance
1. 2026 Updates and Reminders
1. Pre-release and Adult Songbird Quiz
2. PDF Manual

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Pre-release and Adult Songbirds

Course curriculum

Beginning to Volunteer

Steps to a Successful Shift

Medications and Treatments

Adult Songbirds

Charting

Handling and Weighing Songbirds

Species-Specific Care

Sanitation and Quarantine

Outdoor (Pre-release) Cages

Annual Refresher Section

Test your Knowledge

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