ADULT BIRD

Sick or injured adult birds in need of help can display the following characteristics:

• Bleeding
• Lack of balance
• An inability to fly or flutter wings
• Weak or shivering behavior
• "Fluffed out" feathers
• Lack of response to danger
• Drooping wings, especially if wings droop unevenly
• Evidence of a cat or dog attack
• Lying on the ground
• Sticky feathers or feathers coated with a substance such as oil or many other symptoms.

Please call Greenwood Wildlife (303.823.8455) to discuss what you observe and decide with a rehabilitator if the animal you see needs help.

If you determine that an animal needs to be brought to our facility, please follow these links for guidance on our fact sheet:

• Capture, Care, & Transportation

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