It takes a lot of food and other supplies to care for the 100+ permanently disabled resident birds, as well as the 2,500 sick and injured birds that are admitted into the Sanctuary's hospital each year. Listed below are just some of the supplies that the Sanctuary goes through on a weekly basis:
- 1,750 lbs. of fish (per week). - 25 lbs. of cracked corn (per week). - 25 lbs. of dried dog food (per week)
- 57 lbs. of ground beef (per week). - 25 lbs. of sandhill crane chow (per week). - 10 gallons of bleach (per week)
- 20,000 live mealworms (per week). - 20 lbs. of dove seed (per week). - 1 gallon of germicidal disinfectant (per week)
- 6 lbs. of dried mealworms (per week). - 20 lbs. of waterfowl feed (per week). - 3 gallons of laundry detergent (per week)
- 140 rats (per week). - 15 lbs. of apples (per week).
- 70 mice (per week). - 15 lbs. of grapes (per week).
In 1982, an episode of the popular children's show, Captain Kangaroo, was filmed on the grounds of where the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary currently sits.
- On average, The Seaside Seabird Sanctuary's Injured Bird Rescue Hotline receives 2,338calls every year.
- On average, Sanctuary Rescue Volunteers conduct 300 rescues each year.
- July 13, 2016: The Seaside Seabird Sanctuary, LLC was founded.
- September 1, 2016: Seaside officially moves into it's current location located at 18328 Gulf Blvd. in Indian Shores.
- December 15, 2016: The Seaside Seabird receives it's 501(c)(3) non profit status from the Internal Revenue Service.
- March 30, 2017: The Seaside Seabird Sanctuary holds it's official grand opening celebration. The event is attended by several local city officials, members of the media, and the Tampa Bay Beaches Chamber of Commerce.
On September 16, 2010, His Holiness Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche visited the site of where the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary currently sits, and performed a Buddhist ceremony to bless the Gulf of Mexico.
In 2018, An episode of the syndicated television show Animal Outtakes was filmed on location at the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary. The episode aired in the shows fifth season (episode 22) on May 10th, 2018.
Seaside's Director of Operations, Keith Wilkins, and Hospital Director, Melissa Dollard, appeared live on the WMNF 88.5 fm radio show "Talking Animals" on November 7th, 2018.
Did you know that the iconic pelican statue that overlooks Gulf Blvd. in front of the Sanctuary's entrance actually has a name? His name is "Lucky" and if you look closely you will see he has a hook in his mouth, and line wrapped around his wing.
In 2011, FMPTA Studios filmed the movie "Murder! It's For the Birds" on the grounds of where the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary currently sits.
"Murder! It's For the Birds" was a murder mystery comedy about two con artists who plan a murderous plot to steal a Sea Bird Sanctuary. The movie was directed by Dotty Pesillo, and written and produced by Ellen Schnur & Miriam Goodspeed. The movie starred Jeannine Fallio, Frank Santini, Leon Salem, Midge Mamatas, Cora Anne Williams, Peaches-Joy Brown, John Archer Lundgren, Joseph Mammina, Davina Reid, Lytia Brooks, and Debbie Rallo.
On average, The Seaside Seabird Sanctuary releases 669 rehabilitated wild birds back into the wild each year.
The Seaside Seabird Sanctuary has maintained a 4 1/2 star rating on TripAdviser each year, with 341 people out of 618 people giving the Sanctuary a 5-star "Excellent" rating.
Several telivision shows and movies have been filmed on the site where the Seaside Seabird Sanctuary currently sits on. Listed below are just a few of them:
This does not include all the other types of bird seed, fruits, berries, vegetables, peanuts, shrimp, and dog food that the Sanctuary uses.
- On average, 2,223 sick and injured birds are admitted into the Sanctuary's hospital each year for treatment and rehabilitation.
- On average, 44.5% of all sick & injured birds admitted to the hospital are successfully treated and rehabilitated.