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October 2023 by Arelys Sanchez
An incredible resource in South Florida! When I found a tiny bird that had been attacked by cats, I naturally started to panic. I tried to help it but quickly realized that it had suffered too much damage. I quickly began to search for a place and was directed here. They were so quick to take the bird from me the moment I arrived; the front desk personnel were so sweet and knowledgeable. They even gave me a patient number to follow up on my rescue! Thank you so much!
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September 2023 by Anna Mary
I just can say God Bless them for such amazing dedication to heal God's creation. God bless every single human who works in this foundation. I don't have words to really describe their work. Thank you for everything that you do ❤️
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July 2023 by Sara Salem
I was near 267 E Flagler St 33131 downtown Miami when I saw a very sick bird. I called the police and they said they don’t deal with wildlife then gave me this organization number along with other organizations. Unfortunately they didn’t answer their phone and nobody was able to help from the other organizations so I left the bird in a box.The bird has a very bad case of bird pox that is very contagious to other birds as one of the other wildlife expert who answered my text told me yet I couldn’t find anybody who can euthanize it to protect other wildlife. This organization contacted me next morning during business hours and said they can send me a driver immediately if I can go and find the bird. I live across the street so I rushed to the location to find another sick bird BUT then they changed their mind saying they are nonprofit, and they cannot send drivers but gave me their address. I’ve found the original bird 30 feet from the new case. I’m afraid they will keep infecting new birds but apparently wildlife experts don’t care. If this became a pandemic among birds I will report the news of all the wildlife organizations that I asked for help but they didn’t want to do anything to prevent it. I don’t have a car and I cannot take 2 sick birds in an uber ride. Basically the person who texted me made me leave my apartment and promised to send a driver becaue he thought I won’t find the bird when I found two of them, he just realized that he’s a nonprofit and he cannot send drivers so he started explaining simple life facts to me about how harsh the life of a bird can be but when I answer that I am not delusional and I don’t expect rehabilitation and that all I want is preventing infection to healthy birds by euthanizing and getting rid of these sick ones he was kept diverting the conversation and mansplainingSpeechless.Update I’ve seen a new case today a third case of the same disease near 133 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33132, United States
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June 2023 by Omer Oner
I normally don't write these sorts of reviews. However, I feel that it is important that I share my experience with Pelican Harbor Seabird Station and their bird rescue efforts.I was given a baby dove by a lady that knew I took care of birds before. Even though I have experience taking care of birds I felt it was in the best interest of this dove to get it over to professional rehabilitation experts. Pelican Harbor sounded like the perfect place to do just that.When I arrived there I was greeted by a staff member who took the bag I had the bird in and put it in another room. They then proceeded to tell me how much Pelican Harbor Seabird Station worked to help birds, and how hard it was financially for them. They again and again made certain to highlight that they were a non-profit and were in desperate need of donations. I gave them what I had in my wallet at the time, which wasn't much, and felt pretty guilty about giving such a small amount. I made a mental note while driving back that when I came back I'd donate a lot more, because I felt that their "expert care" of this poor bird was worth it.Before leaving, I asked under what circumstances did they euthanize birds there, and was told this rarely happened and only if the bird were injured and was beyond the possibility of a medical intervention. This did not worry me because I examined the dove carefully and he seemed in perfect health.One thing that struck me with this interaction was the lack of interest that was given to the bird. The staff member didn't even look at the bird. I brought to their attention multiple times that the bird had not eaten in a while, and they shrugged it off. The main focus of my visit seemed to be simply to solicit donations. Having said this, if the bird was actually looked after and taken care of I would have nothing but good things to say about them and would gladly have donated a lot more.Three days later I called in asking about the status of the baby dove. I was told the dove was eating well and placed in a cage with other doves. During this conversation I got a weird feeling something wasn't right. The response of how the dove was doing seemed overly descriptive and embellished.Because of this weird feeling, I decided to call again a week later. During this call I discovered the bird had actually been euthanized soon after dropping it off. During the bird's intake they performed x-rays that showed the bird was badly injured. They claimed the bird could not be rehabilitated and was in a lot of pain. During this call I also discovered the bird was not a mourning dove as I had originally thought, but actually a non-endemic Eurasian collared dove.After further research, I discovered Pelican Harbor Seabird Station is not allowed to treat Eurasian collared doves. So there would be no reason for them to x-ray this bird, in fact telling me they did might be an admission of violating Florida policy. I brought this to their attention and they agreed that they indeed could not work with Eurasian collared doves.More calls were made after and again the story continued to evolve. It seems like maybe there were never any x-rays done now.So what really happened?It seems like Pelican Harbor Seabird Station wants your money. Rather than turning me away because they couldn't care for the bird, they chose to euthanize it. Rather than telling me the truth they chose to create an elaborate story.I can't tell you if this is 100% what happened, I'll never know the truth. But the amount of times the story has changed and the interactions I had with them do not paint them in a good light.All of this could have easily been avoided if they simply took some interest in looking at the bird I gave them and told me they were unable to care for it. If indeed they did have to euthanize it when it was under their care because the bird was not endemic, they could have clearly stated that, instead of making up a bunch of stories.In closing, I cannot recommend Pelican Harbor Seabird Station, nor will I ever bring
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April 2023 by Jackie Danny
Sarah was a great asset to the presentation given today at Williams Island. It was wonderful having her and the animal ambassadors.
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April 2023 by Samuel Kraft
My partner and I adopted Maggie the Pelican Harbor ambassador opossum, and today we visited the station to meet her. Sarah introduced us to Maggie and some of the other animals, then gave us an excellent tour of the facility! She is a super friendly and knowledgeable guide. It was awesome to see the animals Pelican Harbor rehabilitates and learn how they protect wildlife in South Florida. They do amazing work for the community!
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March 2023 by Heather Rowe
They are doing great work to help injured wildlife. We joined a tour in progress and loved seeing the animals up close
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March 2023 by Vee
I'm a local and I had never heard of this wildlife rehabilitation center until recently. I'm so happy I visited. The staff and volunteers are extremely kind and dedicated people who work very hard for the animals in their care.
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January 2023 by Sergio Aguilar
Found a small owl during my Sunday morning run. Reached out to Pelican H for assistance. I took the owl to their facility where it got physically evaluated and it was concluded that the bird was just fine and only needed to be renested. I took the owl back to the place where I found it and placed it on a tree branch inside a wicker basket that was provided by Pelican. Went to check the little guy the next morning and he was gone!..which was good news according to Pelican’s advice. Sara at Pelican Harbor was my main contact and advised me throughout the process. She was outstanding. Very knowledgeable and extremely helpful. Thank you!
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January 2023 by Omar Jimenez
We are so fortunate to have such a great organization with amazing staff as part of our community. This morning I found an injured bird in the canal off my deck, one quick call to Sarah at the Pelican seabird station and they were ready to take him in. They communicated quickly and thanks to the seabird station, Patient #50 will hopefully make a full recovery and go back into the wild soon.
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January 2023 by Morgan Ingegno
Sarah was extremely knowledgeable and great with the children and parents! So grateful for the experience and looking forward to doing it again. Would definitely recommend for locals or anyone who is interested in learning.
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January 2023 by Ondina Landsman
A great place. I called to report an injured Ibis/egret we saw at AD Barnes Park. We reported it to the Park attendant and he suggested We call Pelican Island. We did and the lady that handled the call (Sarah) was very helpful and told us what to do. I am very happy to know we have a place here in Miami that actually cares to help the injured birds.
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December 2022 by Courtney Roero
I would personally like to thank Sarah for being so patient so on top of everything so kind so informative. Sarah was truly a pleasure to be in touch with as annoying as I’m sure I was she always got back to me she was always a pleasure to be speaking with extremely helpful on countless levels and really overall made me feel heard and shared my concern which was very comforting. Thank you Sarah for being AMAZING! Thank you for all your help and determination please keep being amazing!!!!
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December 2022 by Gus V.
Ricky was such an incredible help in getting an injured turtle the treatment it needed. He went above and beyond and really showed that he cared about the entire process and making sure it was okay, which is great for someone working with animals. Thank you so much again Ricky!
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November 2022 by Joanna V.
What a great organization. I cannot say more pleasant things about this place and the people who work here. They are so dedicated to the mission of rehabilitation of native birds/reptiles and one lovely marsupial. Sam, the education expert at the center came to my school with 3 animal ambassadors and gave 3 great presentations to groups of 20-25 students ages 8-12. She was so knowledgeable and tailored the presentations to the different age groups. Then I went out to visit with my nephews and it was pure magic. We fed the pelicans, and got to see the screech owl up close, we also held the box turtles all while learning so much. I'm so grateful that this Seabird Hospital exists and for all the work they do for our environment. If you have time in your schedule this is such a neat way to spend the day no matter what age.
