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. 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