Teknogeddon
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I wasn't going to say anything, but it is honestly bothering me.
I was looking for a house plant (bird safe) for my apartment yesterday at a local Lowes when I heard an odd fluttering sound. Looking down, between the palettes they use to lift the plants for drainage is a small, probably young bird. My guess is about 10 weeks old or so. Still had that young chick super fluff thing going on. From the colors, it looks like a prothonotary warbler but as there's about 3-4 yellowish/grey birds here it's hard to tell which one.
This wouldn't have been a big deal if the bird wasn't obviously disabled. There seems to be no function in it's legs and it can't land on them. The toes are curled up and they're tucked into it's little fluffy body. I'm unsure if it's a defect or if it broke them in an accident. Despite this, it CAN fly, thought not very well and for short distances. I spent a good 1 1/2 hours trying to catch the little guy so I could take him to a avian vet or rehab center to look at him. PROOF it can evade if it feels threatened. It sure avoided me!
After that long I lost sight of him and I think he tuckered out in a corner somewhere, because I couldn't find him in the maze of cinderblocks and I had to go to class. I told the nice employee about it and she confirmed that he'd been there for a day or two, and they were trying to catch him and told her of a local avian vet. She seemed attentive and said she'd let the others in that department know.
My purpose of telling ya'll this is so I can get advice on how to catch an injured bird in an odd space.
I was using a series of boxes and trying to usher it into a box and then close it off when the bird got inside, trying to avoid using my hands for a number of reasons. It didn't seem thrilled with the idea of being handled afterall. However, the space I had from the ground was approximately wider than 6 feet and less than a foot off the ground- I couldn't get under it, move it, or block it off.
I'm about 99% sure this bird is disabled for life and will not be able to survive, but not being a vet, I'd let to get it to one so they can make that call. I'm not even sure it lived through the night, but the weather has been mild so I'd like to stop by today and see if it's still there, and try again.
In the off chance I do manage to catch the little Houdini - should I take him to the rehab center or the vet first? The vet is closer, but I have a feeling the rehab center would have a better idea what to do for a tiny, frightened wild bird.
or is it just better to let nature take it's course? It is a wild bird and like I said before, I'm pretty sure it'd die if it wasn't in the safety of the Lowes garden center.
I'm at a loss. I just want to do right by the little bird if I can. I hope ya'll don't think I'm some kind of heartless jerk for leaving them there. I had my law classes and I've already been late/missed one too many - it was a test and I had to be there. I barely made it as it was.
This picture is of a healthy young warbler, not the one I mentioned.
I was looking for a house plant (bird safe) for my apartment yesterday at a local Lowes when I heard an odd fluttering sound. Looking down, between the palettes they use to lift the plants for drainage is a small, probably young bird. My guess is about 10 weeks old or so. Still had that young chick super fluff thing going on. From the colors, it looks like a prothonotary warbler but as there's about 3-4 yellowish/grey birds here it's hard to tell which one.
This wouldn't have been a big deal if the bird wasn't obviously disabled. There seems to be no function in it's legs and it can't land on them. The toes are curled up and they're tucked into it's little fluffy body. I'm unsure if it's a defect or if it broke them in an accident. Despite this, it CAN fly, thought not very well and for short distances. I spent a good 1 1/2 hours trying to catch the little guy so I could take him to a avian vet or rehab center to look at him. PROOF it can evade if it feels threatened. It sure avoided me!
After that long I lost sight of him and I think he tuckered out in a corner somewhere, because I couldn't find him in the maze of cinderblocks and I had to go to class. I told the nice employee about it and she confirmed that he'd been there for a day or two, and they were trying to catch him and told her of a local avian vet. She seemed attentive and said she'd let the others in that department know.
My purpose of telling ya'll this is so I can get advice on how to catch an injured bird in an odd space.
I was using a series of boxes and trying to usher it into a box and then close it off when the bird got inside, trying to avoid using my hands for a number of reasons. It didn't seem thrilled with the idea of being handled afterall. However, the space I had from the ground was approximately wider than 6 feet and less than a foot off the ground- I couldn't get under it, move it, or block it off.
I'm about 99% sure this bird is disabled for life and will not be able to survive, but not being a vet, I'd let to get it to one so they can make that call. I'm not even sure it lived through the night, but the weather has been mild so I'd like to stop by today and see if it's still there, and try again.
In the off chance I do manage to catch the little Houdini - should I take him to the rehab center or the vet first? The vet is closer, but I have a feeling the rehab center would have a better idea what to do for a tiny, frightened wild bird.
or is it just better to let nature take it's course? It is a wild bird and like I said before, I'm pretty sure it'd die if it wasn't in the safety of the Lowes garden center.
I'm at a loss. I just want to do right by the little bird if I can. I hope ya'll don't think I'm some kind of heartless jerk for leaving them there. I had my law classes and I've already been late/missed one too many - it was a test and I had to be there. I barely made it as it was.
This picture is of a healthy young warbler, not the one I mentioned.
