Roland's blog

Last Saturday my neighbor brought a baby bird which had many feathers missing, and a slight wound on his back. He claimed that his dogs had probably caused the damage to the bird.

Trish and I feed the birds out side; we regularly buy a lot of seed for this. This is what gave my neighbor the idea that we were most likely able to help this bird. At first we were confused, but we took the bird in and placed it in the bathroom which was quite warm. Trish created a small nest with a towel and placed the bird inside. We gave the baby bird some seeds too, but I don't think he was used to eat by himself.

A quick search on the internet brought WildCare Inc. They were open 7 days a week 8am-8pm. We left a voice mail and hopped they would return our call on Sunday, since it was quite late. We grew a bit impatient so we started doing some research.

It turns out there's quite a number of people out there that do wild life rescue. Many specialize in mamals, others in birds, and some are very specific such as humming birds. Here's a list of some wild life rescue people and organizations http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contactA.htm. The phone numbers of most people on that list are not currently active, so try as many as you can.

On Sunday we took the baby bird at WildCare Inc., and they were very friendly. We liked the place so much that we donated some money. If you can please consider donating to WildCare Inc. They are mostly volunteer based and all your money will go towards providing care for Deer fawns, wild birds and a lot of different kinds of critters. We also signed up to volunteer there.