Birding/Hurt Wild Bird

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Expert: - 8/12/2006


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I found a wild bird in my yard.  My dog had it pinned in her mouth, but I think that a cat had gotten to it first.  It's wing looks pretty bad and I have no clue how to take care of it.  I don't even know if it will make it through the night.  Should I feed it?  What should I do?

Answer
Best thing to do is find someone who know how to take care of it, like your local wildlife rehabilitation center or wildlife official. If you can't do that, go to www.ornithology.com/rehab.html for information on how to take care of injured birds. But it is very difficult if you have no experience in this area. Thanks for your concern. Roger Lederer

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Roger Lederer

Expertise

Any and all about WILD birds - the science of ornithology. Information about birdwatching, ecology, conservation, migration, behavior, banding, rehabilitation, feeding, songs, binoculars, identification, and careers in ornithology. No questions about pet or caged birds, please.

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Have a PhD and over forty years as a professional ornithologist - research, teaching, author, speaker, webmaster of Ornithology.com . Have written thirty scientific papers, three bird field guides, a textbook in ecology and two recent books entitled "Amazing Birds" and "Birds of New England". Have traveled to over 90 countries watching birds.

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PhD in Zoology/Ornithology; Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences; former Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, Chico

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