Nancy Cusumano volunteered to check on the injured gull. Thank you Nancy! On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 4:13 PM, Anne Marie Whelan <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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/ --
