other birds
other common birds
Corvids
How to help young crows & ravens & jays (considered corvids) in springtime?
Step 1: Place the fledgling in a shady spot (preferably a bush) within earshot of where you found it or where you see or hear adult birds of the same species. Give it space for the rest of the day.
Step 2: If the fledgling has not moved within 24hrs, please contact us and await directions before bringing the bird indoors.
It's not springtime and you’re certain the bird is injured - What now?
If it is bleeding or holding legs, wings or feet in an abnormal position, maybe a bone is sticking out through the skin, then please collect the bird and send us a picture of the injury for further directions.
Not sure if it is a young or an adult bird?
Gently lift a wing and look for “pin feathers” that look like “straws”, send us a picture and await directions. Important: NO food or water!
Please note: Interior Wildlife does NOT rehabilitate corvids. We may stabilize some adult ravens and crows for transfer to other local wildlife centres if resources allow.
California Quail Chicks
If you find a california quail chick by itself, DO NOT BRING IT INSIDE for more than 24hrs, unless it is soaking wet (in which case you may warm it up before reuniting with other wild quail). If it is active, please place the chick in a shady and dry spot (preferably under a bush) within earshot of where you hear adult quail. Quail chicks will likely run with other adult quail, they will readily adopt unrelated chicks.
Wild quail do not do well in captivity as they are a high-stress species and success rate for survival is drastically reduced if kept confined.
Did you know?
Several California quail broods may mix after hatching, and all the parents care for the young. This is despite high quality care by a wildlife rehabilitator, with specialized insect-diet, incubators for heat as well as humidity control.
If the chick is lethargic and not standing up or running, if it is wet or covered in blood, you may warm in up overnight (e.g. with a chicken brooder lamp). No food or water!
Please note: Interior Wildlife does NOT rehabilitate adult quail.
We rehabilitate AQUATIC birds of the okanagan
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