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Question
Found a female cardinal with a broken wing and leg yesterday. Have been feeding it bird seed and crackers with water but I don't know what I should do for it viz there is really no place for me to take it to get help
Best thing to do is call a wildlife rehab center, humane society, a wildlife official or a vet(your best bet). There's not much you can do without experience to fix the bird's wing. If it is eating bird seed and drinking water, that's great, but skip the crackers. Meanwhile, go to www.ornithology.com/rehab.html for advice on treating injured birds.
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Answers by Expert:
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.
Experience
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.
Education/Credentials
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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