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Found A Bird 
Follow these Tips

Lost Birds:

Please contact us at 623-533-2348 or email to see if your missing exotic bird is here or if you recently lost a bird.  The form attached here may help in the recovery of your pet.

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Found Birds:

Found an injured adult wild bird in your backyard, park, etc.?  Contact Fallen Feathers 623-533-2348 to report it. 

 

Found a hummingbird, baby quail, baby duck, baby goose or baby killdeer? 

Pick them up immediately and bring them to Fallen Feathers.  Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly directly out of the nest.  Parents of the other baby birds listed won't come back if they get lost, so they need help right away. 

 

Found baby wild bird (other than quail, duck, goose or killdeer) in your backyard or park?

 

Before doing anything, watch it.  Typically Mom and Dad Birds do not leave Babies for long, but they do have to leave to get food.  If Mom or Dad do not return back within 2 hours, then you may pick up the baby and bring to Fallen Feathers. 

 

Smaller birds (hummingbirds, sparrows, quails, doves, pigeons, etc) can be brought to our rescue.    We will help make arrangements for birds of prey (hawks, falcons, owls) to be picked up.

 

  • Place the bird in a container with torn rags or paper in the bottom.

  • Keep the bird warm: A bird must be warmed before feeding. Place the container on a heating pad set to low. Do not place inside the container. If you do not have a heating pad, find the warmest location possible and place container in that area.

  • NEVER put water in a bird's mouth. A bird's airway is located on the bottom of their mouths behind their tongue.

  • Do not feed the bird if: it is lethargic, cold, a hummingbird, or raptor.

  • Feed baby birds any dry cat or dog food when the bird is warmed. Place the food in lukewarm water and wait for it to soften. Squeeze the excess water out and take small pieces and place in the back center of the bird's mouth. Baby birds need to eat every 10-20 min.

  • Adult birds can be feed when warmed, but do not feed a hummingbird, raptor, or lethargic bird. Adult birds have varieties diets, so offer a small variety of fresh fruit or water moistened dog/cat food. Place food in container and allow bird to choose.

  • If you do not know what kind of bird it is, be prepared to describe the bird (fuzzy, has feathers, size of a quarter, size of a golf ball, color of the beak, etc)

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