Fyi I am a nc state licensed rehabber. Songbirds do require a rehabber with special federal license in addition to a state license. However, it is perfectly legal for a concerned citizen to capture injured/ill wildlife, as long as they can safely do so and it is then transported to a federally licensed rehabber asap but no longer than 24 hrs (at least that is law in my state of nc). An ill/sick bird can also first be treated by a wildlife vet/wildlife facility but they can’t keep songbird more than the 24 hrs before it must go to a federally licensed rehabber. Mourning doves/pigeons, english house sparrows and starlings are exempt from the federal regs and any state licensed rehabber can rehab those birds. Again, these are nc laws but believe these are same in ny. - cindy pirson (former Buffalo resident :-). )
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 18, 2019, at 12:05 PM, Donna Lee Scott <d...@cornell.edu> wrote: > > I do appreciate Jody’s thoughts on this, but sometimes TIME is of the essence > and one needs to get the bird to the wildlife clinic ASAP. > > When I found the paralyzed, highly lead-poisoned Red Tailed Hawk a couple > years ago, it was Sunday night when I am sure the DEC would not come to my > house, and I had to leave the state within a day or two on a long-planned > trip, so I could not wait till the DEC could arrive to take the hawk. Plus > the hawk would have died, probably, with a longer wait. > The wildlife clinic and later a rehabber was able to save this hawk and > return it to the wild here in Lansing several months later. > > I have taken several other injured birds to the Swanson clinic or the Vet > School Small Animal Clinic and they have not said a word about it being > against the law. > I know it is, but sometimes the bird can be saved by quick action. > > From long experience with handling birds (mostly domestic ones), I also know > how to capture them and carefully cage and transport them. > > Donna > > Donna L. Scott > Lansing Station Road > Lansing, NY 14882 > From: bounce-123756678-15001...@list.cornell.edu > [mailto:bounce-123756678-15001...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Jody Enck > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2019 10:17 AM > To: Nancy Cusumano <nancycusuman...@gmail.com> > Cc: Anne Marie Johnson <a...@cornell.edu>; Carol Cedarholm > <cceda...@gmail.com>; CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu>; > wildthingssanctu...@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Avian Pox Virus > > Hi All, > > Regarding obviously sick wildlife, it is best to contact the New York State > Department of Environmental Conservation at wildl...@dec.ny.gov and to > contact a licensed wildlife rehaber. It is technically illegal to capture > wildlife, even to take it for treatment. Whether you would be ticketed or > not for a violation is another issue altogether, but the best thing to do is > contact DEC and a licensed rehaber and to follow their instructions. > > Take care > Jody > > > > Jody W. Enck, PhD > Conservation Social Scientist, and > Founder of the Sister Bird Club Network > 607-379-5940 > > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 9:21 AM Nancy Cusumano <nancycusuman...@gmail.com> > wrote: > HI Anne Marie, > > I believe it is illegal to catch and keep it, not catch it and take it for > treatment. If that were the case then every citizen who rescues a bird and > brings it to a rehabber or vet for treatment would be breaking the law, which > I do not believe is the case. > > Nancy > > > On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 8:59 AM Anne Marie Johnson <a...@cornell.edu> wrote: > It is illegal to capture most wild birds unless under the direction of > someone licensed to do so. I don’t know if House Finches are protected in > this way, but it is always best to leave the capturing and/or treatment of > sick or injured birds to the professionals. I am copying Victoria Campbell on > this message. She is a local, licensed wildlife rehabilitator who can assist > you. > > Anne Marie Johnson > > From: bounce-123756235-9846...@list.cornell.edu > <bounce-123756235-9846...@list.cornell.edu> On Behalf Of Nancy Cusumano > Sent: Thursday, July 18, 2019 6:06 AM > To: Carol Cedarholm <cceda...@gmail.com> > Cc: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> > Subject: Re: [cayugabirds-l] Avian Pox Virus > > Carol, > > If there is any way you could catch this bird, maybe with a net, it could go > to the Swanson Wildlife Center at the vet school. They could maybe treat him, > but it is an advanced case and may euthanize but at least it would be out of > pain. Poor thing. > > Nancy > > On Wed, Jul 17, 2019 at 7:58 PM Carol Cedarholm <cceda...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > I have a mourning dove with avian pox virus sores around its beak coming to > my feeders. Am I correct that this is very contagious to other birds? 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