I found a baby bird at my door. I am not sure if it is injured but the feather is off partly on the wings. It can hop and walk. There are also adult cardinals chirping crazy on the trees by my apartment (could be parents?) I’m not at all familiar with birds and new to the area. Can someone advise on who to call or what to do?

Hello!

Three days ago I found this intact blackbird egg. I had a look around the area for a nest, but I suspect a lot of the nests here were destroyed by the storms and high winds we’ve been having as I’ve been finding quite a few destroyed eggs and nests strewn about. There was nothing around so I reckon the nest it was from originally was blown out and somehow the egg survived. The egg was cold but I just took a notion and made a makeshift nest and covering for it out of hay and cloth in a cardboard egg carton on a heat pad to see o anything happened.

I had a look through the egg with a lamp the day I found it and it had faint blood vessels visible and a tiny dark spot, and as of today it’s developed noticably/ the blood vessels are larger and redder and the dark spot has developed into a small blob firmly attached to the inside of the egg so as far as I can tell somethings definitely happening in there!

There isn’t a wildlife centre here I can give it to, and the vets about the area are mostly farm vets and all about sheep and cows (I live in very rural Ireland) and would probably look at me like I have two heads of I rocked up with a blackbird egg lol

I’m doing my own research to prepare just in case the egg makes it to full blown birdhood, and I have a handle on the basic side of care like feeding and bedding. I do have some experience with rescuing animals like rabbits and cats, but I’ve never cared for a bird before, so I was hoping an experienced someone here might have some tips or anything I should know that mightn’t be very obvious to me.

Things I’m wondering about mainly-

Do I need to clean it when it hatches? How long after hatching is it supposed to poop and does it need me to help it first time like some other animals do? Will it need me to help it figure out how to fly, and will my raising it affect it when I eventually release it into the wild?

I’m going to keep researching myself but I figured asking here couldn’t hurt :) Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated:)

Thanks!!

BIG EDIT: MAMA HAS RETURNED ❤️❤️❤️ Upon looking at the nest this afternoon, I can officially say that all will be okay. There is a lot more fur on top of the nest this morning than there was when I found the nest yesterday evening, signifying that the mother came back sometime early this morning. Thank you all for your help. I'm so glad to know that the kits be okay ❤️❤️❤️

My neighbor decided to cut my lawn today to help me out because my mower isn't working and they accidentally ran over a nest full of cottontail kits. Unfortunately, one was killed but the other kits are fine. I was looking to have a couple of questions answered, if possible.

1. Will the death of one of the kits cause the mother to abandon the nest and the kits?

2. Is there a failproof way to be sure that the mother has returned to the nest to feed the kits?

I feel so bad that one was killed by the mower. I hope that the mother returns to nurse the kits, but if she doesn't, I wanna be able to know so I can reach out to a rehab or something to take care of them until they're ready to be on their own. Any help is greatly appreciated ❤️

Im concerned about their choice. I already had to rescue one that flew in my house when the door opened. Knocked themselves out and I had to make them a safe space outside until the came too and flew off. Now they decided they like me and picked this paper bag to lay an egg and make nest before I knew what was happening. Im afraid the bag might fall apart or the charcoal hold moisture or be unhealthy for them. Should I attempt to put up a bird house nearby and put it in there, or do I leave it? How long till that bird hatches and flies out?

Hey guys! I just got accepted to work as an intern for a bird rehabilitation position, and I am required to request credits in order to get my wildlife permit in Virginia (DWR). How would I go about doing so?

Apparently, watching an educational wildlife handling video can count as 2 credits. Do I need to provide proof?? Would I just put on a blank document that I watched a wildlife video and put 2 credits next to it??

Example of what I mean: Wildlife handling video (2 credits).

I hope this made sense lol. If anyone knows or can provide an example of what they put for their credits, I would greatly appreciate it.

Hello everyone!

My friends and I found this baby rabbit on the sidewalk, it was abandoned and after speaking to some rehabilitators, it appears the rabbit is less than 5 days old because its eyes have not opened yet. We tried looking for a nest but we could not locate one and we decided to bring it indoors because it is cold and raining. Currently the rabbit is in a box with some warm blankets to keep it warm, but we are wondering what to do next?

We have tried to locate some rebabilitators but to no avail. What should we no in the interim? It seems hungry.

Added a picture of the rabbit in the comments!

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Very lethargic and let's me get way too close. I could easily walk up and grab it. It is still capable of flying and I don't notice any gunk in the eyes. It does shake it's head a lot when eating so I'm thinking possibly recovering from a windows strike? Let me know if I should snatch it up and take it into a rehab center.

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I need help, my mom found a mockingbird one the ground of our yard and he/she was on the ground and the feet where not moving but he/she tried to flap their wings. I told my mom to put it in a box with a towel and my mom fed it some strawberry’s and he/she ate some but the legs are still stuck. I’m worried about the little bird and I’ve been FaceTiming my mom the whole day to get any updates but I’m worried for the bird. Where she lives in Florida I don’t think they have any bird rescue places. Any help would be great :(

A Mockingbird fam made a nest in our front yard in a seigo palm. There are 3 babies, 6 days old today. One of them keeps falling out. We've found it on the ground twice today and have placed it back. Mom is around and is surprisingly very chill with us.

I'm so worried it's going to keep falling out and something is going to eat it. I get it, it's part of life- I know, I know. I just feel like they're partly my responsibility now lol. Anywho, what do I do? They obviously can't fly yet, and aren't attempting to. Do I just keep trying to put it back into the nest?

Help!

Hello guys! I found this little one on the street and there was no nest nearby (there were people cutting grass and brunches yesterday so maybe they took away the one where he was)… does anybody know the species and some tips to feed him? I want to give a chance to this poor little guy 😔

Some ducks have wondered into my cal-de-sac almost 5 hours ago and I'm wondering if I should put up a saftey cone (in the middle, often done when children are playing) or something else since they seem to be staying? I'm pretty concerned because our street is popular for learners and we also an abundance of speeding teslas. It's just I'm not a driver so I'm not sure if it'll be a major inconvenience or even illegal.

There's a goose I pass every day to and from work, it's always in the exact same spot laying down with its head tucked into its wing. I'm not sure if it's sick or just nesting. It's in the shipping and receiving area of a business, behind a fence, on cement. I'm sure they know it's there, it's right across from a garage door.

The rest of the flock hang out mostly in a flooded field down the street and walk around often, so it's behavior seem odd compared to the rest. It's been there a bit over a week.

I called a local wildlife rescue today but they were closed so I left a message.

This is in Central/Southern Texas (Near San Antonio).

Barn Swallows are fairly common here. They've always built their nests on our front porch. Theyre protected in Texas and I like having them around and watching their families grow.

I'm winter, I moved into apartments that had a nest built on the outdoor fire sprinkler on the patio. This spring, the swallows have used the already built nest. I don't know if they have eggs already, I'm fairly certain they don't have babies yet, but a couple does live in there.

The maintenance crews ended up coming by today and knocking down the nest as a cited fire hazard, which I understand.

Should I try and place some sort of nest replacement near where the old nest was? I could nail/screw something up nearby. I just don't know what or if I should just let nature take its course and leave everything alone. Any advice is appreciated.

Hey all,

I have a pigeon with a broken wing that has taken shelter on my front porch. He was there for alittle over a week and I began putting food and water on the porch so he wouldn't have to go far to eat and hydrate.

While doing that, I was looking into what I could do to rehab him. Aka, could I fix his wing myself or could I take him to a vet? We also have a rehab facility in town, but they do not prioritize pigeons.

Yesterday, he was shaking and hiding undernear the Adirondack chairs on the porch and I felt the urge that it was time to capture him and do something about his wing. I attempted and I just couldn't get him; I'm actually happy that he was spry enough to evade capture. He went under my neighbors porch and he stayed there for a while, but now I'm not sure where he went as he doesn't appear to be under the porch anymore.

Whether I try to capture him again or resort to the old setup of giving him food and water so he is at least comfortable, I'm not sure what the best option really is.

However, since I basically scared him off is there any chance he will return to the porch or is it likely he will not return?

Thanks in advance.

As the title says, I walked down my driveway to find a freshly killed (still warm) woodchuck in the road. I put gloves on, carried it to my backyard, and buried it. No signs of rabies that I was able to make out. What I did notice though was that her teats were swollen, and realized as I buried her that she may have been either pregnant or nursing. I wept for a while and decided there was nothing I could do as I had no idea where her brood would be if she did have young.

Should I be trying to look for her babies in the fence row by the road? It’s all full of boulders, brush and sumac trees… it’s all but totally inaccessible to get at and look through, but I will do it if people here think it’s possible she may have had babies.

Her nipples were visible, but not totally engorged like she was currently breastfeeding. Is it more likely that she was pregnant? I read that late March - early April is when babies are typically born? This has all been so heartbreaking and I’m just not sure what to do.

If anyone can offer some guidance as to whether it was likely she had babies somewhere or was just pregnant at the time, I would greatly appreciate it. I used the Mammal SOS tag because if she does have babies out there that could be saved I should try to find them asap…

I found a baby possum in my backyard (luckily before my dogs did) he’s tiny but doesn’t seem hurt. He is making those sneezing noises calling for his mom. Should I relocate him near my house but outside of my yard so the dogs won’t get him? Or is he too tiny and should I call someone to come get him? He’s probably a little over 5 inches long

We were outside today when this cardinal fell out of a tree and landed on the sidewalk. We placed it inside an empty planter, placed the planter under the tree, and started calling wildlife rehabs and emergency vets. The poor little thing was rolling around and bending itself into very unnatural positions, unable to sit up or fly. It died within about 10 minutes. Is there anything we could have done differently?

I added NSFW so no one would unwillingly see a dead bird.

This bunny is injured on the side of the road and I don’t know what I should do It’s leg looks injured

Found this poor creature in the alley fluttering around and almost like it’s seizing. It keeps bending its body almost all the way backwards. What can I do besides make it comfortable

Hi everyone! I’m in a wildlife rehab class in college and for our final project, we must debate whether or not wildlife should be released after they are rehabilitated. I was given the side of the disagreer. the point i have to argue is: Wildlife should not be released back into the wild after rehabilitation and must be given to a sanctuary to live out their life.

Does anyone know of any good articles (from LWRs, rehabbers, veterinarians, etc) which support this argument or have evidence to back it up? My main point i’m arguing is that these wild animals are ensured a longer life in captivity.

I want to preface that I do not 100% agree or disagree with this. This is not my personal opinion, just a project I must do for my class and I need help finding good sources.