I am so happy that you reached out for advice and were able to save them. Linda Orkin
> On Jul 28, 2022, at 5:41 PM, Carol Cedarholm <cceda...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > I'm so glad it survived long enough to go to the hospital and they took it > in. Fingers crossed that it makes it! > Carol > >> On Thu, Jul 28, 2022 at 4:45 PM Kathleen P Kramer <k...@cornell.edu> wrote: >> Many thanks to all who replied to our request for information on how to help >> the injured Ruby Throated Hummingbird we found at our house last evening! >> >> We followed the suggestions to carefully put the little guy in a safe >> container for the overnight and then, if he was still alive this morning, to >> take him to The Janet Swanson Wildlife Hospital. The staff therel were kind >> and helpful and have told us that the hummingbird will be well-cared-for and >> released if the rehabbers are able to make him well and strong enough. >> >> Being a bit sentimental, as are many of us when dealing with injured birds, >> we asked that if the bird is well enough to be released, if we could >> possibly release him here, near our home, where he had a territory. The >> staff at the Swanson Hospital said we could do that and that they would let >> us know, via postcard. >> >> Thanks again to all who so kindly and thoughtfully responded to our request >> for help. >> >> Kathleen >> >> >>> On Jul 28, 2022, at 9:23 AM, Jill Holtzman Leichter <j...@cornell.edu> >>> wrote: >>> >>> https://www.vet.cornell.edu/hospitals/janet-l-swanson-wildlife-hospital >>> >>> If it is still around this morning, you can put it in a box and bring it to >>> the wildlife hospital. Link above. >>> >>> Jill Leichter >>> >>> Editor >>> Center for Engagement in Science and Nature >>> Cornell Lab of Ornithology >>> >>> Email: j...@cornell.edu >>> (463) 213-3251 >>> >>> >>> From: bounce-126699390-87248...@list.cornell.edu >>> <bounce-126699390-87248...@list.cornell.edu> on behalf of Kathleen P Kramer >>> <k...@cornell.edu> >>> Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 9:16 PM >>> To: CAYUGABIRDS-L <cayugabird...@list.cornell.edu> >>> Cc: Kramer Jack <ja...@twcny.rr.com> >>> Subject: [cayugabirds-l] Injured Hummingbird >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> This evening, my husband and I found a Ruby Throated Hummingbird on our >>> walkway. We think it flew into a window at the front of our house. It is >>> still alive and has moved 180 degrees from where we found it. We’ve put a >>> hummingbird feeder near it on the walkway and it seems to be licking at the >>> sugar water around the feeder openings. If it were daytime, we’d call the >>> Lab of O and see if there are any suggestions as to what, if anything, to >>> do at this point. >>> >>> We’re concerned, of course, about a possible predator, and thought of >>> putting a colander over the bird, but then the feeder couldn’t be near the >>> bird. Any thoughts? Is this a lost cause? We felt we had to try. >>> >>> Thanks for any suggestions, >>> Kathleen Kramer >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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: >> Welcome and Basics >> Rules and Information >> Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >> Archives: >> The Mail Archive >> Surfbirds >> BirdingOnThe.Net >> Please submit your observations to eBird! >> -- > > -- > Cayugabirds-L List Info: > Welcome and Basics > Rules and Information > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > Archives: > The Mail Archive > Surfbirds > BirdingOnThe.Net > Please submit your observations to 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/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/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/ --
