by Susan Heckly, Wildlife Rehabilitation Director
Curious about the animals we received in 2010? We received 5451 animals: 4078 birds, 1263 mammals, 98 reptiles and 10 amphibians.
The most numerous species were house finch (551), fox squirrel (475), mourning dove (432), mallard (367), opossum (297), western scrub-jay (208) and California towhee (160). Most of the patients came from nearby cities: Concord (759), Walnut Creek (758), Martinez (359), Pleasant Hill (347), Danville (284) and Lafayette (259).
Lindsay Wildlife Museum 