I wish you good luck with this wonderful bird. I don't have anything to add
really--except I am in NWest Ohio--near Toledo and the wildlife rehab place
near us is Nature's Nursery. Their phone # is 419-877-0060. Maybe if you
try their number, you can get through to someone. I'm not sure whether they
have an off hours emergency number or not.
Again--good luck.
Cathy Green
On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 6:51 PM, BECKY SCHMITT <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Thank you Dr. Bob!
>
> I believe it to be an adult male as well. The advice I read said not to
> give food because the bird would not be able to digest it in this condition
> and it would do more harm than good.
>
> However, I am happy to say that I found an empty bottle with an eyedropper
> and successfully fed my injured one several dropperfuls of warm Gatoradee.
> He clamped onto the dropper with a vise-like grip and it was hard to get
> him to let go of it so I could refill. I knew he was done when he started
> shaking the gatorade all over me. (At that point, my stress level prompted
> me to try warm Gatorade too (from a different cup)...not bad!
>
> The advice said to do this every 15 to 30 mins until getting him to rehab.
>
> The big cardboard box is open, actually. Towels line the bottom and I have
> ³tucked him in² with part of a towel since it said warmth is vital. The
> box
> is inside a dog crate so he canıt get out. He doesnıt try to fly either.
>
> Advice said they prefer to be held in bare hands (not sure which bird gave
> them that insight) but Iım afraid heıll make mincemeat of my hands if I do
> that. Iıve seen what they do to wood!
>
> Becky
>
>
> On 12/12/10 6:31 PM, "Robert setzer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Becky -
> >
> > Lacking seeing any responses yet, I offer the following.
> >
> > I am guessing the RBWP is an adult.
> >
> > First I note I know nothing about bird rehab (!), but think logically. I
> know
> > they eat "woodpecker stuff", so I first thought about peanut butter. Then
> > thought if might be better if natural peanut butter, rather than the
> sugar
> > added type. But then if an adult, why not try suet? Or even just seeds?
> The
> > wing might be broken, but I'll bet the WP head and appetite may work just
> > fine.
> >
> > I think pipettes are for younger birds maybe.
> >
> > You might try having a dish of seeds or suet available in the box, but
> also
> > try administering peanut butter or suet on the tip of a chopstick (or
> > something) as another option to get it in front of the bird.
> >
> > And for liquids, maybe also a very shallow dish of water.
> >
> > Again - I know nothing about bird rehab, but did a chopstick feeding
> thing
> > many years ago that worked successfully with a young Mockingbird that
> thought
> > it was its mother's beak. I note that the chopsticks were Korean (i.e.,
> > pointed) type.
> >
> > I am not too sure how long it takes a bird to recover from shock, but
> > generally it seems to be 15 to 30 mins from our deck experience (but that
> is
> > without being broken...).
> >
> > Be sure the box is ventilated!
> >
> > "Dr. Bob"
> >
> > I would appreciate hearing what others offer as suggestions on this,
> please.
> >
> >
> >
> > From: BECKY SCHMITT <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Sent: Sun, December 12, 2010 6:08:03 PM
> > Subject: [Ohio-birds] 911 - Injured red bellied woodpecker
> >
> > Hello Birders,
> >
> > When I went out to fill my feeders an hour ago, I found a squawking,
> injured
> > red bellied woodpecker on the ground, under my hose reel. The Wildlife
> > Rehab on Billingsley is closed until 9 am tomorrow and there is no one I
> can
> > talk to there.
> >
> > Following advice I gleaned on the net, I have put the woodpecker in a
> > cardboard box with towels, inside a large dog crate in a quiet darkened
> > room. The bird appears to have a broken or injured wing.
> >
> > Currently, I am trying to warm the bird up and keep it quiet. There was
> > advice about giving it warm Gatorade from a pipette...I do have Gatorade
> but
> > no pipette. What else could I use? A straw?
> >
> > Any advice would be appreciated. I sure don't want this beauty to die.
> I
> > have to be at work at 8 am...does anyone know of another place I can get
> > help for the bird???
> >
> > Thank you for reading. Becky
> >
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