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What to do if you find a live injured bird...
Contact the Tufts Wildlife Clinic in North Grafton at (508) 839-7918 (or a closer facility, see below) to receive further instructions on what to do with the bird or contact a local facility listed below.
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Call a
local wildlife rehabilitator
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You should avoid picking up the bird unless you are trained to handle wild birds
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Injured birds can be very aggressive; if you do attempt to handle a bird, cover it with a towel or pillowcase and use heavy gloves
Local Facilities
Maine:
Cape Neddick, ME - Center for Wildlife at 207-361-1400
Freedom, ME - Avian Haven at 207-382-6761
ReMaine Wild for facility location information: 207-657-2094
Rhode Island:
Bradford, RI - Vivian Maxson, 45 Vars Lane at 401-294-6428
Bristol, RI - Kristin Fletcher, RI Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
Kflet99502"at"aol.com
Connecticut:
Old Greenwich/Stamford, CT - Wild Wings Wildlife Rehabilitation Center at 203-967-2121/637-9822
New York:
Huntington, NY - Volunteers for Wildlife at 631-423-0984/0982
Hampton Bays, NY - Wildlife Rescue Center of the Hamptons at 631-728-4200, 631-728-WILD
Port Jefferson, NY - STAR Foundation at 631-696-5172
Setauket, NY - Jean Darrow, 75 Old Field Road at 631-941-4131 (shorebirds)
New Jersey:
Titusville, NJ - Mercer County Wildlife Center at 609-883-6606
Newark, DE - TriState Bird Rescue and Research at (302) 737-9543
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