Over the weekend, we had the fortune (or misfortune) of caring for a wounded bird that landed in our backyard.
About 7 o'clock Friday night, my husband asked me to step out back to smell the roses we have been growing. As I walked out, I noticed a small green feather pile on the ground. Shocked and confused as we got closer, we noticed it was a small Finch/Warblar-type bird. Even more shocking was that it didn't budge as we moved in closer. I quickly grabbed a shoebox and some water and we brought him inside - as the poor little guy was panting.
Luckily, we had a tiny eyedropper that we used to feed little droplets of water to the little bird. As the night went on, I was so upset that he wouldn't make it through the night.
We decided to run to the pet store and grab some food and a little cage for the bird, just in case he recovered and he wouldn't be stuck in a little shoebox.
After a couple of hours, we noticed the little guy stopped panting and looked alert. To our excitement, he began to flutter his wings and fly around the cage. Nervous that he wasn't a wild bird, we called B.E.A.K.S. (Bird Emergency Aid and Kare Sanctuary) on Jacksonville's northside to see what they thought. We received a call back the next day and we described the situation. The experts at B.E.A.K.S. told us he was probably a wild bird and told us we should let him go if he looked healthy enough. By the next morning, he was flying around the cage and looked healthy as ever. That morning, we took the cage outside and let him loose. It was a great feeling knowing that we helped another living creature - with the help of B.E.A.K.S.
If you'd like to learn more about B.E.A.K.S. and their work with injured birds, or to even visit the sanctuary for a tour - contact them at 904-251-2473
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