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P.O. Box 368
New Richmond, Ohio 45157
513-797-7239- land line no text
A Songbird Rehab Center...special interest in neotropical migratory songbirds...

Ride The Wind Wild Bird Rehab Center rehabilitates injured and orphaned native songbirds. All native songbirds are protected by law.....so a State and Federal License is required in order to work with these birds. Tracy ( that would be me ) started the center and holds the State and Federal License for Ride The Wind. Ride The Wind does not get paid or funded........so all supplies...food...medications...veterinarian bills....etc.. are paid for out of our own pocket. If you are interested in becoming a part of our team......or volunteering in some way...and would like to learn more about wild bird rehabilitation........
please contact me.... Tracy
I would be happy to talk to you and answer any questions that you may have. (513) 797-7239

10/19/2026

Ok...Names have been chosen for the Hummingbirds.
I loved the names...you guys did GREAT.
Thank you.
1. " OWEN " ...... Julia Dyer
2. " HERMAN "...... Layna Clemmons
3. " Carl " .....Melissa Knepfle Beckett
4. " RUPERT ".... Sophia Dickson
5. " EDWARDO " ..... Kimberly Klosterman
6. " GEORGE ".....Chantel Oliver
7. " HUBERT "....Emi Villavicencio
8. " FRANK ".....Kelsey Haskins
**** Hey Chantel....I already have a bird named Phoenix... :) :)
I love that name.
**** Hey Kelsey....Mellissa had already suggested the name Carl
before you did on the first post.... :) so only fair first choice first. :)

Thank you to EVERYONE that suggested names....I only needed 8....but you all had great suggestions.....it was hard to narrow it down to 8. :) Thank you for helping... :)

10/18/2026

Update on naming the Hummingbirds.
I need a total of 8.....so gimme some more.
But I like some of what you guys have already suggested.
And the Hummingbirds are all males.

** Hint **** I agree with Chantel....
I tend to like " human names " or unusual names.

( The little ones in this video were released earlier this year....watch the little brat peck the bigger one on the head )

10/17/2026

Hi.... my name is Norman...I am one of Ride's teachers.
I have an injury and can never be released... so I live here at Ride.

But there are other Hummingbirds that came into rehab this year that need more time to recover so they are spending the winter here at Ride.

Tracy just has numbers on them.....but I told her that I was going to ask you guys to name them.

So.....if you want to name some Hummingbirds...that would be cool..

Tracy is not putting up all of their pictures ...we all look alike anyway...except me of course...I am the most beautiful and charming Hummingbird of the group.

No rules except I get to decide what names get chosen....
so have at it...
Suggest as many names as you want. :)

10/16/2026

I got this Wood Thrush in a few days ago.
Two very nice people ( Erin and Jeanne Bittman ) found him on their deck with his foot caught in the woven part of a chair.

More than likely he hit a window and bounced off the window and landed in the chair.
I think they said he was stuck behind the cushion of the chair.
( Please correct me if I am wrong Erin )

He has a back injury...so unfortunately he is going to have to miss migration this season.

However.....on the bright side.....He LOVES room service
I filled one bowl with mealworms.....
another bowl with Superworms...
And a bowl of fresh fruit ..blueberries...grapes and cherries.

I also gave him a stem of Pokeweed berries which he quickly chowed down on before anything else.

I have lots of Pokeweed on my property....so when the berries ripen I pick them for my rehab birds and also I freeze a bunch for later...so they can have Pokeweed berries all winter.

ALL parts of Pokeweed is VERY poisonous folks...so don't eat it or handle it.
Birds love the berries and eat them with no problem....but NOT for humans or pets.

So this guy will be spending the winter here at Ride....being waited on and served breakfast lunch and dinner eating everything in sight.
Wish I could teach him how to do his dishes.

Wood Thrushes are long distance migrants. They fly non-stop over the Gulf Of MEXICO headed to Central America for the winter.

These guys are listed as a Yellow Tipping Point species....meaning they have lost more than 50% of their population in the past 50 years. :(

Thank you for rescuing him Erin and Jeanne.....

The oldest known Wood Thrush was at least 10 years and 2 months old.

10/13/2026

I got this guy in awhile back.
He was found INSIDE a Home Depot.

This poor little one had a rough time for a few days... but has recovered.

I admitted 5 Yellow-billed Cuckoos in so far this year.
But unfortunately I screwed up some of my admission forms.....a couple of them being this Cuckoo and two others.... LOL...so I am not sure who rescued which Cuckoos.

I forgot to write some info on the forms....duh.....
So anyway.....I have no names to go with some of the Cuckoo's I admitted.
If you brought me a Cuckoo this year feel free to hold up your hand and tell me about it. :)
These guys are long distance migrants....they fly non-stop over the Gulf Of MEXICO in one night.....heading to South America. Imagine that.
Absolutely dynamite birds....I love these birds.....my favorite
:) :) :)

10/12/2026

I got this little one in yesterday....he was a cat attack.
( pictured )
A very nice lady....Terri Meyer found him and rescued him.
She took good care of him until she got him to me.

Thank you Terri :)

I also got ANOTHER Hummingbird in this morning.
( no picture )
It is yet ANOTHER Hummingbird with a fungal infection.
More on this subject later.
Hummingbirds are still out there folks.
CLEAN your feeders....Fill with FRESH sugar water and put them up...
CLEAN...FILL...REPEAT...REPEAT...REPEAT.

10/09/2026

These beauties ( Rose -breasted Grosbeaks ) are still stopping by for some chow during migration. I have two that have been at my feeders for the past couple of days.
These guys fly non stop over the Gulf of MEXICO to spend the winter in Central and South America. Very dangerous journey.
Especially in hurricane season....

10/03/2026

This little Hummingbird came in with a severe fungal infection. This is the result of feeding from a dirty feeder.
It was found sitting on the ground under a feeder.

After telling the finder what was going on with the bird she said she was guilty of not cleaning her feeders very often.

She asked me not to put her name on here because she was
" ashamed " and sorry.

This little one died....because the infection had already progressed too far by the time I got it.

I also have three other Hummingbirds being treated for the same infection.
They are on medication for this issue.

Giving them the meds that they have to have is a minimum of two weeks and a very unpleasant task for them and me as well.

Nature does not serve up unhealthy dangerous bacteria filled food for these little ones............
Humans are the ones dishing that out.

This is sad and very preventable.
They come to our feeders unaware that some feeders are serving them harmful and lethal "food" that is going to make them sick and kill them.

PLEASE keep your feeders clean.
CLEAN them....don't be someone who causes these little ones to suffer a miserable death.
Promise to do better next year and take care of these Hummingbirds.

10/02/2026

I certainly hope these two Hummingbirds are the last ones that I admit for the year.
Here is hoping the majority are all well on their way to their wintering grounds.
They have a very dangerous and exhausting non stop flight across the Gulf of MEXICO
Both of these birds came in on Sept. 30th.
Thank you Sue Pettigrew for rescuing this little one...( photo )
And thank you Cathy Shafer for rescuing the other little one...
( no photo )

10/01/2026

The Hummingbirds are still coming in.
I got this little one in a couple of days ago.
A very nice lady ( Ruth Bolls ) rescued this one...
and her sister Mary drove over 2 hours one way to bring him to me.
Thank you Ruth and Mary.
Leave your feeders up.....they are still here. I still have them coming to my feeders.

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P. O. Box 368 New Richmond
Clermont County, OH
45157

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