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 <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Oct 8, 2017 at 9:00 AM Subject: [cayugabirds-l] About that injured hawk To: CayugaBirds-L b <[email protected]> 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. Two pieces of good news, though: No hawk got hurt, and Candace was happy to rescue the bird regardless of species. - - Dave Nutter Sent from my iPad -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ -- -- Cayugabirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/CAYU.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
