Your rapid response may save an injured bird. The sooner we can treat the bird, the better it’s chance of recovery.
What to Look For:
Look for blood, or obvious wing or leg injuries such as a drooping wing. An injured bird may be lying down, or sitting with its eyes fully or half-shut. If you approach it slowly and from the front, a healthy bird will fly away. If the bird can fly away from you, it cannot be caught even by trained personnel. If you are at all unsure of what to do, just call us first and we will help you.
Ask yourself:
What if the bird is not a Raptor? Or is the animal found not even a bird?
Other Rehabilitation Facilities (non-raptors):
Check out the Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Longmont, CO
Care Instructions for Raptors:
Care Instructions to view or download.1. Call us: 303.460-0674
We will help you with the following steps, depending on your situation. We may ask you for details such as the bird's size and coloration as well as what symptoms of injury the bird is displaying.
2. Carefully catch the bird.
Even a weak bird will try to defend itself. Approach the bird very slowly from the front. Cover the bird with a towel, blanket, or jacket, and pick it up, taking care to fold the wings against the body while avoiding legs and talons.
Details instructions to view or download.3. Place the bird in a sturdy cardboard box or dog kennel.
The box should be just slightly larger than the bird, with ventilation holes and a blanket or towel on the bottom. Keep the box in a dark, quiet place away from children and pets. Do not disturb the bird once placed inside the box.
Please do not offer food or water to the bird.
Note: It is illegal to keep wildlife and only licensed individuals may legally care for wildlife.
