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/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > http://www.NortheastBirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm > <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 <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and Leave > <http://www.northeastbirding.com/CayugabirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail Archive > <http://www.mail-archive.com/cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/Cayugabirds> > BirdingOnThe.Net <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/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/ --
