Formula for Nestling Songbirds(FoNS ): Update for 2008

Diane Winn; Mark Finke

doi:10.53607/wrb.v26.137

Authors

Diane Winn, PhD Avian Haven
Mark Finke, PhD Avian Haven

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53607/wrb.v26.137

Abstract

2008 FoNS© diet update.

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Author Biographies

Diane Winn, PhD, Avian Haven

Diane Winn is Executive Director of Avian Haven, a rehabilitation practice of approximately 1,000 birds per year, based in Freedom, Maine (Marc Payne is co-director). She has published several peer-reviewed articles, and given numerous conference presentations, on various aspects of wild bird rehabilitation, including euthanasia, nestling diets, emaciation protocols, and caging.

Mark Finke, PhD, Avian Haven

Mark Finke has worked in the area of comparative animal nutrition for more than 20 years and has published more than 20 peer-reviewed articles on nutrition in insects, birds, and mammals. His graduate degree reflects dual majors in nutritional sciences and entomology. Mark supports several rehabilitation groups by helping develop diets for specific species and situations.

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