Flint RiverQuarium employees prepare for Gulf Coast Rescue -
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prepare for Gulf Coast Rescue  Posted: Updated:  By Tayleigh
Davis - bio | email  ALBANY, GA (WALB) - A crew from Albany is
still waiting for the "okay" to head down to the Gulf Coast to
help save wildlife. That team includes a bird specialist at the
Flint RiverQuarium who has experience removing oil from birds.
It's feeding time at the Flint RiverQuarium. I even got
acquainted with a little blue jay who must have thought my
camera was a tree. Bird specialist Amanda Barber will volunteer
her time to save birds in the Gulf, including species at the
RiverQuarium such as the Blue Heron, ducks, and Egrets.  "This
isn't going to go away in a week and every bird you see when you
go to the beach is in trouble," Barber said. "Every bird you see
out even in the ponds-they're in trouble."  She understands oil
stops them from being waterproof which means they lose
insulation. They could even becom