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Morgan Sandoval, a provisional wildlife rehabilitator, on Wednesday holds a great blue heron that is recovering from a long-bone fracture in a wing. (Cyrus McCrimmon, The Denver Post)

Re: 鈥淲ild birds endangered by possible closure of Denver center,鈥� Aug. 2 news story.

Thank you for your article on the plight of the Wild Bird Information and Rehabilitation of Denver (Wild BIRD) center. As a volunteer, I have witnessed the wonderful work this dedicated staff does for abandoned and injured birds of the Front Range.

A recent bird count that I conducted came up with more than 500 birds at the facility, with more than 100 of those birds being baby ducklings. Without Wild BIRD, almost all these birds will have to be put down.

I am continually impressed by the efforts of the staff to do whatever possible to give birds — ranging from your common house finches to great white pelicans, from robins to great blue herons — a second chance.

I hope the Front Range community will band together and help out Wild BIRD by donating money to help them build a new facility in Wheat Ridge. For information on making a tax-deductible donation, call 303-751-5385 or go to wildbirdrehab.com/donate.

Dave Stidger, Aurora

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