Thank you Cathy! I just called and got their voicemail. The bird is beautiful and I am hopeful that he can have his wing repaired and live on for many years. Becky On 12/12/10 6:56 PM, "Catherine Green" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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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