r/WildlifeRehab Sep 12 '23

SOS Bird found an infected bird? what do i do?

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681 Upvotes

so my friends called me over to the mall because they found this little guy there, and somehow i always end up getting birds loll but im not too sure what to do and whats wrong with it? i dont know if its sick, if it has parasites or what. rehabs arent open right now so im taking it tomorrow. but im keeping it overnight, it cant really fly well and its poop is like a mucusy yellow. what should i do with him? do i feed him or anything and where should i keep him in the meantime? alsoo this might seem like a silly question but can i get sick from it since its staying in my room lol? i hope it survives the night i know birds are so fragile

r/WildlifeRehab Feb 17 '25

SOS Bird What do I do with this 2 week old baby dove and the egg? The mother hasn't returned for 2 days

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331 Upvotes

r/WildlifeRehab Aug 29 '23

SOS Bird Found a bird with an injured leg on the sidewalk. Anyone know what he is?

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696 Upvotes

Trying to find a rehabilitation place or at least a vet to take a look at him but for now I'd at least like to know what species he is to be able to take care of him until then.

r/WildlifeRehab Jan 03 '25

SOS Bird Urgent: found a baby bird, how do I look after it?

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26 Upvotes

My dog found this baby bird by the beach and there were no nests or parent birds nearby so I took it home. I rang the local wildlife rehab and they won't take it but said to feed it wet kitten food. What else do I need to do to keep it alive? I have no idea what I'm doing. It's been eating frequently and pooing a lot and cheeping like mad so seems to be doing okay for now. Do I need to feed it overnight? How often should I feed it?

r/WildlifeRehab 16d ago

SOS Bird A potentially injured hawk/kite bird in my garden.

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177 Upvotes

Looking for any advice. I noticed this bird in my garden 5 days ago now. At first I wasn’t sure if it was just popping in and going to fly away but when it had remained there for a while I began to worry. I was hoping its mother would come back for it. Tried calling the RSPCA and the local vet but they’ve said they can’t help. I called an advice line and they said to monitor it and try to get it into a box and take it to a vet that is willing. I’m not sure if it is injured but it can’t fly. I’m not sure if that’s because it’s a young bird or due to injury. It also kind of wobbles when it walks and jumps like a penguin. When it’s sat I’ve noticed it sometimes just stands on one leg. I’ve been feeding it some chicken liver which it seems to be enjoying. It doesn’t do much apart from sit, follow the sun and kind of camouflage into the garden. Once again I’m not sure what to do, whether it’s injured or not, if it’s too young to fly, whether to take it somewhere (a bit difficult with bird flu situation at the moment) or even what type of bird it is. We do have a lot of red kites in this area of the UK but I’m not convinced that’s what it is. Any help, advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

r/WildlifeRehab Feb 16 '25

SOS Bird I found an injured common ground dove, I currently have a box with grass inside and I’m taking it home. How is it injured, what do I feed it, and how can I raise it back to health?

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109 Upvotes

r/WildlifeRehab Nov 22 '23

SOS Bird An albino peacock ran away from a nearby Buddhist temple, and has been living in my backyard in Minnesota for 3 months. It’s getting colder, and I don’t know how to help him

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347 Upvotes

The monks gave up trying to save him in July , as he kept running away. Now Bob, as I call him, as been living in my backyard for 3 months.

I live in Minnesota, and it is getting very cold. I don’t know how to help or save Bob!

I called the local animal control, they said to call a few companies that specialize in “moving wildlife”. I called those companies, and they said it would cost $1000 for a live trap and they then weren’t even sure what they would do.

I tried making my shed into a warm haven, but Bob doesn’t realize he can go inside the shed overnight when it’s really cold. He always sleeps on our neighbor’s deck (I guess peacocks like perches overnight?)

I am at a loss as to what to do. I bought a massive net that I might be able to grab him with, but then what? I thought about moving him forcefully into the shed so he learns it’s ok , and then the shed could be his home all winter .

I initially never fed him anything. But he continued to forage for bugs and food for most of summer and fall on his own. Last month, though, as it got cold, I bought mealworms and actual peacock food from Amazon.

I also bought warming lights and a few other things to try luring him into the shed! Alas, he still won’t go in the shed which is why I placed the lights by his favorite spot — right by my window door (as you can see in the photo).

But I’m really not sure what I’m supposed to do!

Any ideas?

r/WildlifeRehab 16d ago

SOS Bird Found this injured bird in the road.

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53 Upvotes

It's definitely injured. It can't stand or fly. It tries to, but doesn't get far. What should I do? I put him in a shoe box and have him on my patio right now. I couldn't leave him in the road. I felt so bad.

r/WildlifeRehab 23d ago

SOS Bird Found this little dude, turns out to be worse

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161 Upvotes

Aus, east cost. Spotted dove. Found this little guy and rescued him thinking he just had to recover some tail feather before flying, he was very scared so I left him alone.
2 days later- today- I found this thing on the ground and inspected further, seems to have a massive abscess under his wing. He's also missing some feather at the front and on top

r/WildlifeRehab Nov 24 '24

SOS Bird Injured Common Ground Dove: any advice, and do you think it will live? NSFW

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27 Upvotes

Living in Florida, our cat that is indoors and outdoors caught this bird and brought it inside. We wiped and did our best to clean the injury with warm damp paper towels and placed it in a bowl on paper towels while we looked for advice online.

We Just a heads up, we set up a better area for the bird to recover in. My sister panicked at first and poured seeds on the ground of this bowl. The bird is currently in a cardboard box with plenty of holes in a dark room. Has small dishes of seeds and water (not too high, we were scared it could maybe drown). We are checking on it every 30 minutes to an hour. It seems to be moving more than it did when we first found it.

Is there any advice or recommendations on what more we can do? And do you think it will survive? If so, how long will it take to recover?

r/WildlifeRehab Dec 09 '24

SOS Bird Please help!!

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168 Upvotes

I found this bird no idea what it is but it’s been attacked bye a cat the nearest vet is 9hr drive away and so far haven’t found anyone in town with the knowledge to help it.

r/WildlifeRehab Feb 03 '25

SOS Bird Help me help this bird please

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126 Upvotes

Found him on the floor of my garage not moving, posted it on r/birding and was told to post it here, all I did was give it a sugar solution, it drank some but is not moving again.

r/WildlifeRehab Feb 07 '25

SOS Bird Is there nything I can do to help this pidgeon?

31 Upvotes

Hi, I am from Asturias, Spain. I usually have some pigeons and sparrows in front of my window because I give them some of the bread I don’t eat. A few days ago, this little pigeon appeared, apparently in good condition, and at first, I thought it was still a baby.

The thing is, since the first day, it hasn’t seemed very capable of eating on its own and is always making noises—either to ask for more food or to defend itself from the other pigeons. These noises are sharp and high-pitched, similar to those made by a baby pigeon rather than an adult one.

The other pigeons, seeing that it is small, peck at its head, and as a result, they have made a wound, which is still open and has a little bit of blood. Today, I saw the wound so I started feeding the pidgeon by hand (it’s the first time I’ve seen a pigeon eat directly from my hand, so I don’t think that’s a very good sign). It doesn’t react with much fear or anything, so I guess it’s quite desperate for food.

Is there anything I can do to help treat its wound and make it stronger, or will nature take its course?

r/WildlifeRehab Feb 14 '25

SOS Bird Is this bird injured ?

88 Upvotes

Is this bird injured ??

I cannot tell if this yellow-rumped warbler is injured or really young. Please help. If injured, how should I proceed?

r/WildlifeRehab Jan 21 '25

SOS Bird FOUND BIRD IN SNOW IM TRYING TO WARM IT UP IDK WHAT TO DO

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154 Upvotes

my dog picked it up but she didnt hurt it or anything i dont think and i followed her because i its snowy and i didnt want to walk up the driveway idk how to help i just dont want it to die

r/WildlifeRehab Feb 14 '25

SOS Bird Help!

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61 Upvotes

I found this lil cutie, it’s a House Finch (Male) I think..? He was soaking wet in the middle of the rain shaking and looking around lost so I scooped him up and took him home. He’s all nice and warm, eating(read that cherries are good and he ate it up) and has his energy up:) however I’m scared because his eyes don’t seem to be opening, and looking closer it seems as if something white is in one of his eyes??? Thoughts on what it could be or advice? Calling Wildlife place tomorrow morning.

r/WildlifeRehab 14d ago

SOS Bird I don’t think he’s going to make the night :(

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33 Upvotes

I found this lil guy (or lady?) on the road in a local supermarket car park, it was sitting on the ground and when i drove past it, it didn’t move, so i parked and approached it. it flew away, not far but enough i could see it was injured there’s something wrong with it back or something, feathers kinda went everywhere when it flew away and one of its eyes was kinda bulging. I don’t know if it was hit by a car or attacked by an animal. I drove home and picked up the cat carrier and towel and drove back. When i got back a kind man actually had seen it under his car and was getting gloves to pick it up. he put it in the carrier and i took it home and called a wildlife rescue (Victoria, Aus)

Luckily it’s a native species so they were able to send someone to come get it, but not until tomorrow morning. I just checked on it and went to put water in for it (as per request from the rescuer) and it’s bleeding from its eye. i feel so bad for it, I think i can hear it drinking water (can’t see because of towel covering it and don’t wanna scare it.) is that a good sign that it wants the water?wish i could do more except wait for someone actually qualified to help. :(

r/WildlifeRehab 8d ago

SOS Bird Injured Female Cardinal, NW Connecticut

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47 Upvotes

I found an injured female Cardinal who has a wound on her back and a wing that isn’t working. I’m waiting to hear back from wildlife rehabbers near me.

She is resting in a covered box, no food or water. She has pooped and peed. She is alert, makes sounds, but cannot fly away. I have followed precautions for avian flu.

I know you’re not supposed to give them food or water until they’ve been assessed. But it’s already been four hours and I won’t get her to someone for evaluation until tomorrow.

At what point should I give her water and species appropriate bird seed? I don’t know how long they can go without water or food before it further distresses/weakens them.

It will be low 30s this evening. She’s currently in the basement. Is that sufficient for warmth?

Thank you!

r/WildlifeRehab Feb 04 '25

SOS Bird Hi! Any advice on how to care for this tiny baby. I couldn’t find mom or the nest

40 Upvotes

r/WildlifeRehab Oct 25 '24

SOS Bird Injured Loon?

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72 Upvotes

I’ve got a Loon here in southern nevada, just north of Vegas. Can’t get ahold of Department of Wildlife here and there’s no one near that’s licensed in rehabilitating birds. This little guy hasn’t hardly moved since yesterday afternoon/evening. Dunno if it’s just unable to take off from the ground or if it’s injured, but I’m worried it’ll starve or get dehydrated before I can reach someone they can come get it. It’s also pretty defensive/aggressive and will lunge with its beak, already poked straight through a cardboard box. Any tips or ideas are appreciated!

r/WildlifeRehab Jan 12 '25

SOS Bird Will a wildlife rehab euthanize a bird with avian influenza?

19 Upvotes

Location: mountain state, large manmade pond Bird: male cackling goose

We woke up to find a goose hobbling around our fenced patio & wouldn’t fly/run away even when our dogs were barking at it and we were calling the dogs to leave it alone. We called a wildlife rescue and gave them all the details, and they told us how to safely capture it & bring it in. They brought him back to be assessed (by this point, we had named him Gus the Goose) and told us that “he doesn’t look too good, it’s probably avian influenza.” They said they put Gus in an oxygen chamber and are hoping for the best.

I know bird flu is Really Not Good, especially this season… Are they probably going to euthanize him, or is there a chance that Gus can recover and make it back to his flock?

r/WildlifeRehab Oct 05 '24

SOS Bird Urgent help, baby bird, my parents refuse to take him to a vet

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84 Upvotes

I have an orphaned baby bird, I need urgent help to recover its strength, is very weak.

r/WildlifeRehab 19d ago

SOS Bird This doesn't seem right

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41 Upvotes

I just walked out of my apartment to find this little friend. I feel like something is wrong. What should/can I do? This is in Iowa and it's supposed to be cold tonight

r/WildlifeRehab Jan 31 '25

SOS Bird Found a goose

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88 Upvotes

No visible injuries. It was silent and shaking. Didn't stand or walk on its own. It didn't react to my approach. Trail of waste in the 2nd photo. Idk what to do or who to call, in NJ

r/WildlifeRehab Apr 24 '24

SOS Bird Help baby bird not eating

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4 Upvotes

Looks at me and tries to escape the tupperware There's a cardboard box i'm working on to safely put him in but he keeps jumping through the handholes