Birders, I am earning a NYS Wildlife Rehabilitation Council transport certificate, which qualifies me to capture injured birds, transport them to a vet or rehabber, and release them in the wild. I usually work with birds of prey and waders, but will help any bird species. I notify Cornell's Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Health Center at (607) 253-3060 ahead of time and bring the injured bird to them at the clinic during weekdays or the Vet Companion Hospital on weekends and off-hours. If you know of a bird in need of help, email me or call 607-342-3001 <(607)%20342-3001>.
Candace On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Jennifer <zjenr...@gmail.com> wrote: > For *any* injured wildlife, we should all FILE THIS NUMBER at home and in > our phones: > > *Cornell's **Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Health Center* at (607) 253-3060. > Someone is always available. They will ask you questions to help assess the > situation (you can even send them live photos if need be) and will then > advise you how best to proceed, including figuring out how to get the > animal to them for care if necessary, whether you bring it in or they > rustle up someone to come get it. They handle both acute intervention and > long-term rehab placement as needed. > > As Dave said previously, they're on Hungerford Hill Rd on the east/uphill > side near the end at Snyder Hill Rd. *However*, even though they have an > emergency button at the door have a vet *on call* 24/7, they're only > officially open for intake with a vet already there from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. > Monday thru Friday. Outside those hours (and possibly in other > circumstances) both your call and the animal care get routed to the *Cornell > Companion Animal Hospital* in the main Vet complex off Campus Road. At > least they were on the weekend day (or after hours? I actually forget > which) when I brought in one of the injured birds I found this summer. In > such after-hours or other atypical situations, if you can get the animal to > directly to the alternate location it could save a lot of animal distress > time over just waiting at the Hungerford Hill Rd. facility for a vet to be > reached and travel to get there. Just to say, the most time efficient > protocol for both you and the injured animal is to *call ahead first if > at all possible and then proceed as they advise.* > > We're incredibly lucky to have this local hub of info and action on > wildlife care, and they're really excellent and conscientious about what > they do. Take advantage of having them among us and keep that phone number > handy! Oh, and their website is well worth looking at too, for all kinds > of info: http://www.vet.cornell.edu/hospital/services/wildlife/ . > > Jen > > On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 5:10 PM, Anne Marie Whelan <gardensfi...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> Nancy Cusumano volunteered to check on the injured gull. Thank you Nancy! >> >> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 4:13 PM, Anne Marie Whelan < >> gardensfi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> A friend just told me that he just saw an injured gull by the big gas >>> tanks at Andree's Petroleum near the waterfront. (I'm not sure if it's >>> still called Andre's - it's just up from the Cornell Boathouse on the way >>> to Aldi's.) He said it appeared to be in great distress, chewing on its >>> wing. >>> >>> Anne Marie >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Dave Nutter <nutter.d...@mac.com> >>> Date: Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 9:00 AM >>> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] About that injured hawk >>> To: CayugaBirds-L b <cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu> >>> >>> >>> On Friday evening a friend called me saying friends of hers had a >>> Red-tailed Hawk with an injured wing under their porch in downtown Ithaca. >>> I asked CayugaBirds-L if someone was willing to help them. Candace Cornell >>> quickly volunteered. I gave her the contact info, and she and her husband >>> were immediately on their way. >>> >>> Several other people also quickly gave this useful advice for dealing >>> with such a large injured bird: >>> 1) protect your eyes and hands (talons are raptors’ threat, although the >>> stabbing bill of birds like loons, herons, or the chomping bill of a >>> Cardinal can hurt you) >>> 2) toss a large towel or blanket over the bird >>> 3) put the blanketed bird in a cardboard box either by quickly scooping >>> it up or by putting the box over it and flipping them over together, then >>> cover/close the box (not airtight of course) >>> 4) take it to the Cornell University Vet School’s Swanson Wildlife >>> Clinic. It’s on Hungerford Hill Rd on the east/uphill side near the end at >>> Snyder Hill Rd. They can be reached at 607-253-3060 or there is an >>> emergency button to push there. They have a vet on call 24/7. The service >>> is free. >>> >>> Candace reported that the finders misidentified the large injured bird >>> at night under their porch, which is not surprising. What is surprising is >>> that it was a female Ring-necked Pheasant, which I have never seen in >>> downtown Ithaca. Candace suspected it had been struck by a car. I wonder if >>> it also had ridden clinging to the grille to the downtown location. She did >>> not know whether the wildlife vets would try to save a pheasant, a >>> non-native species which is raised to be shot. 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