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(DIR) Post #AmpQa8VuIKRtIt5ULg by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-10-09T11:31:41Z
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This poor little bird fell from the sky to the terrace it may have hit a window. I’ve moved it from the playground so the kids won’t touch it. (mites, who knows) but could it recover? I wish I knew more about birds.
(DIR) Post #AmpQl1gu09JjKSQIhU by jsoriano@mastodon.online
2024-10-09T11:33:37Z
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@futurebird keep it warm, and if possible hydrated. It might recover. Does it move anything?
(DIR) Post #AmpQpFaaGpwHajTxE8 by nrdufour@gardenstate.social
2024-10-09T11:34:21Z
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@futurebird Oh poor little one! It might recover, sometimes it's like stunned for a time. Is it still breathing though?
(DIR) Post #AmpR0nX8PGcA3NNJFw by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-10-09T11:36:30Z
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@jsoriano It’s motionless. I’ve put it in the sun. I don’t know why it fell but a window seems the most likely. Its eye moved a little. Poor thing.
(DIR) Post #AmpRGyMrtNMqHzHm0O by timo21@mastodon.sdf.org
2024-10-09T11:39:12Z
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@futurebird The ants will find it fairly quickly in my experience.
(DIR) Post #AmpRJkY9iub0IntDTk by johnefrancis@mastodon.social
2024-10-09T11:39:55Z
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@futurebird I've had quite a few stunned ones recover. If it looks conscious it's a good sign.
(DIR) Post #AmpRhxTRK9gvKqE91E by nazokiyoubinbou@urusai.social
2024-10-09T11:44:17Z
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@futurebird My mother has nursed some back to health after this, but it really depends on just how bad the damage is.
(DIR) Post #AmpUBJbKKnUIGf2hM0 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-10-09T12:12:01Z
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Aw geez it’s a warbler— probably trying to fly south. NYC is such an obstacle. I’m going to ask about those UV window dots again. I don’t know if this little one will make it. 🙁
(DIR) Post #AmpUYf58dS7FY97RDM by HumToTable@sfba.social
2024-10-09T12:16:13Z
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@futurebird The window stickers really do help. You can also get them in different designs. Ours look like falling leaves.
(DIR) Post #AmpUcd1QEhJQJrGwZk by ClimateJenny@mastodon.social
2024-10-09T12:16:56Z
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@futurebird Yes, put it in a box if you can, covered if you can, warm dark safe place to rest. No food or water. It may recover enough to fly away on its own but it probably has a concussion regardless.
(DIR) Post #AmpUeDhfLDKiNFn41g by stevenbodzin@thepit.social
2024-10-09T12:17:14Z
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@futurebird wild bird fund can sometimes help
(DIR) Post #AmpUhkYLfB0R7m7DPM by Karen5Lund@mastodon.social
2024-10-09T12:17:52Z
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@futurebird There are organizations that do bird and animal rescues, but I am not aware of a national contact number. Try contacting a local zoo, animal hospital/veterinarian (they may not treat wildlife but know who does), science museum--in roughly that order of likelihood to get help. Meanwhile, you seem to be doing everything correctly. Thank you.
(DIR) Post #AmpUpljX9sGJ6OAfLM by ClimateJenny@mastodon.social
2024-10-09T12:19:19Z
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@futurebird https://citybirder.blogspot.com/p/wildlife-rescuers.html
(DIR) Post #AmpVAjWMZyAEK00VIe by Karen5Lund@mastodon.social
2024-10-09T12:23:06Z
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@futurebird Wait! You're in NYC, too? Call Wild Bird Fund at 646-306-286.
(DIR) Post #AmqMV5wUDouLDqovJo by futurebird@sauropods.win
2024-10-09T22:20:40Z
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Well the little bird didn’t make it. But I will see what can be done about those windows.
(DIR) Post #AmqN65klt4ajLoyxXs by jsoriano@mastodon.online
2024-10-09T22:27:20Z
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@futurebird thanks for taking care of it! Keep us updated about the story with the windows 💪
(DIR) Post #AmqN7KaqCNOrfJvcG0 by BrettCoulstock@adforward.org
2024-10-09T22:27:34Z
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@futurebird I believe when you have an injured bird like this, they should be prone, not supine, and covering them with a towel helps as the darkness can reduce stress for them, and if it's cold, keep them warm.Sad when it happens though.:-(
(DIR) Post #AmqNd5PECT3XpUde1Q by RogerBW@discordian.social
2024-10-09T22:33:18Z
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@futurebird You probably know, but sticky silhouettes of local predatory birds seem to be the usual recommendation.
(DIR) Post #AmqPsATzo3VPpMBi7s by gneilyo@mastodon.online
2024-10-09T22:58:26Z
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@futurebird The house I grew up in had large windows that birds constantly crashed into. Under the right conditions the windows would reflect the surroundings so the birds couldn’t tell they were heading toward a solid surface 😞
(DIR) Post #AmqRlcCkXSXzgc7lEu by asparagi@hax0rbana.social
2024-10-09T23:19:39Z
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@futurebird If you are interested in a database of bird strike prevention mechanisms, complete with effectiveness ratings based on actual tests, the American Bird Conservancy has one.https://abcbirds.org/glass-collisions/products-database/?_product_interest=homeowners&_product_hometype=retrofit-glass&_sort=threatfactor_ascI couldn't talk my partner into letting me paint on the windows, so we got Collidescape in white and it took our backyard windows from an average of a strike a day to none at all on the windows we treated.
(DIR) Post #AmqUGJ3pxrDrCMiZPc by seawall@mastodon.nz
2024-10-09T23:47:36Z
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@futurebird 😔 💜
(DIR) Post #AmqXfCrCT0e13lN77Q by gay_ornithischians@sauropods.win
2024-10-10T00:25:44Z
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@futurebird extremely sad the little guy did not make it :(hopefully the school will be reasonable about the windows (office buildings never are)
(DIR) Post #AmrKC5h8ucwICcPiiG by rayhindle@mastodon.social
2024-10-10T09:29:31Z
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@futurebird Aww.
(DIR) Post #AmrLs53jlWhuLdZIUy by HarriettMB@beige.party
2024-10-10T09:48:18Z
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@futurebird If you search online, there is a YouTube explanation and video-how to put vertical lines of tape/string on your window, so the birds avoid it. The distance between the vertical lines is the key to preventing them flying into the window. On a recent Grand Designs UK there’s a house in a seabird colony area, where they got special glass that has UV fibres which the birds see, but we don’t. It stops them flying into the window (but is an expensive solution).