Thank you guys however sadly I have to report that during the night the bird passed away
it happens.
@xdman i am federally licensed and trained to rescue birds of prey, since I don’t have the capability to have large cages and “flight” areas due to living in an apartment complex I don’t have a rehabilitation license. When I lived in Connecticut my wife and I started doing rescues and she had the rehabilitation license, I built cages and a flight area on our property she took care of 4 legged animals and I took care of the birds.
In Kentucky I am what’s referred to as a transporter, I receive a call on a downed bird, go out, find, secure the bird, access its health and then transport the bird to a licensed rehaber. If the bird survives and is releasable I’m required to pick up the bird and release it back in the area it was found.
Although I have a very high success rate unfortunately there are many factors that are not noticeable.
Internal injuries
Underfed juvenile
Poisoning, often times not intentional.
no matter what I or the rehaber does the bird does not survive.
Being late at night no one was available to take the bird and I am allowed to hold the bird for 24 hours until a rehaber can be found.
Although I’m sad it’s comforting to know the bird did not die on the cold ground possibly being attacked by a cat or dog.
