Baby Shower

Help us welcome the littlest ones in our care

Spring has sprung, and with it comes our tiniest patients—injured and orphaned baby birds in need of warmth and nourishment. We’d like to invite you to our Baby Shower! Join us as we celebrate and support these little nestlings and fledglings.

Our Baby Registry

Every baby bird has unique needs, and we rely on your generosity to help us meet them.

Food & Nutrition

  • Kaytee Exact hand feeding formula
  • Mazuri Waterfowl Starter food
  • Black soldier fly larvae
  • Fresh or frozen fruit: strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, cherries, wild honeysuckle
  • Dried fruit: raisins, currants, mulberries

Warmth & Comfort

  • Receiving blankets
  • Neutral-toned crib sheets
  • Ostrich feather dusters
  • Realistic stuffed animals of Maine birds: Mourning Dove, Canada Goose, Barred Owl, Rock Pigeon, Mallard, American Kestrel, Merlin
  • Heating pads without automatic shut-offs
  • Cordless kitchen scales
  • Brinsea TLC-30 incubator

Keeping Things Clean

  • Paper towels
  • Bleach
  • Simple Green
  • Clorox wipes
  • Disposable pee pads
  • Medium and large nitrile exam gloves

Make a Donation

Prefer to give a monetary gift? Your donation helps us provide:

  • Specialized diets and nutrition
  • Enclosures specifically designed to help birds thrive
  • Emergency medical care

Or mail a check:
Avian Haven
418 N. Palermo Rd.
Freedom, ME 04941

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