Injured Baby Crow

[bsmomma]

We have an injured baby crow in our back yard. Looks like a broken wing. PAWS said to bring it in. Any advice on how to safely get the bird in to a box for transport? Anyone want to take it? Or just help get it in a box? I am a bit skidish with these types of things.

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[jwws]

If you can approach it try to put a towel gently over it and then scoop up into box. We had a jay with a rat trap stuck on his tail and used this method to capture and remove the trap and he flew away happy. Good luck.

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[bsmomma]

After observing the little guy,I don’t think he’s injured. I think he just doesn’t know how to fly and is not in the mood to try. Mom and Dad are close by and protecting him. Now I’m worried about raccoons tonight.

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[Ali K]

We had the same thing last year, it took 3 days for the fledgeling to “find his wings” and so we kept the dog in etc. Be careful, if you get too close to the baby the parents will dive bomb you! ( You can tell it’s a by a small pinkish spot by the sides of it’s beak!).

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[JanS]

from a friend today:

Please share. The Wildlife Center is getting a lot of calls about these birds who appear injured. It’s that time of year.

We have a fledgling crow in our yard. The parents yell at us if we go near him. Charlie is such a good dog. I told her to leave him alone and she did.

I called Sarvey Wildlife Care Center because I thought he was injured and they explained what the birds are doing. The folks at Sarvey are the GREATEST! I suggest you plug their number into your phone & consider making a donation to support the work they do.

360-435-4817

Sarvay explained that juvenile crows stay on the ground for a few days after leaving the nest and before learning to fly. The same goes for stellar blue jays. If you see one just leave it be and keep the critters, especially cats, away from it.

You can tell they are young because they look like they are molting and they have blue eyes. Another sure sign that they’re juveniles is their parents yelling instructions from the trees- rather loudly, I must ad.

I feel kind of honored they chose our yard. Learn something new every day, they say. Check that off of today’s list.

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[bsmomma]

It has turned out to be super cool! We’ve been able to watch the parents try to show baby how to fly. Mom and Dad have backed off us. We may have a mutual understanding now.

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[JanS]

cool….crows are interesting, if not pesky at times…and I understand they’re super intelligent :)

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