Formula for Nestling Songbirds (FoNS©): Options for 2011

Diane Winn; Mark Finke

doi:10.53607/wrb.v29.80

Authors

Diane Winn PhD Avian Haven
Mark Finke PhD Avian Haven

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53607/wrb.v29.80

Keywords:

FoNS, songirds, songbird diet

Abstract

Formula for Nestling Songbirds (FoNS©) update for 2011.

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Author Biographies

Diane Winn PhD, Avian Haven

Diane Winn, PhD, is Executive Director of Avian Haven, a rehabilitation practice of approximately 1,000 birds per year, based in Freedom, Maine. 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, PhD, 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 them develop diets for specific species and situations.

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Finke, M., and D. Winn. 2004a. Insects and Related Arthropods: A Nutritional Primer for Rehabilitators. Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation. 27(3–4): 14–27.

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Winn, D., and M. Finke. 2008. Formula for Nestling Songbirds (FoNS©): Updates for 2008. Wildlife Rehabilitation Bulletin. 26(1): 19–22.