How to help a hurt bird?

Poke air holes in the top of a box and put a blanket inside. Collect the bird gently and sit it in the box. Keep the bird warm inside your home and then call a wildlife rehabilitation clinic/shelter or your local veterinarian. The wildlife rehabilitation center or vet will give you instructions from there. read more

If you see an injured bird, you of course want to help it out; however, generally, it is not legal for you to try to care for the bird on your own. The best course of action is to call for help, either before you try to pick up the bird or after you place the bird in a box in a safe location. read more

Lastly, try not to become too attached to the little injured bird. My son was a bit hysterical at how ill the bird was. He was crying because he thought the bird would die - and I didn't get the bird into the rehab center until the 2nd day after finding it. read more

How to Help an Injured Bird. Buz Marthaler, co-founder of the Wild Life Rehabilitation Center of North Utah, suggests treating the situation with the same urgency you would if a child had fractured an arm or leg, suffered head trauma or was bitten by an animal. Since broken bird bones can begin healing incorrectly very quickly, hours count. read more