I Found an Adult Bird, Now What?

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 at (303) 823-8455 to discuss what you observe and to 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 instructions for capturing and transporting animals.