Rescuing a crow

[Trek420]

On my way home tonight I saw a few people on either side of the road looking onto the street at what looked like a black plastic bag fluttering on the ground. As I drove by I looked back, saw it flutter and OMG that's a crow that was hit.

I stopped and pulled over, now what to do Several cars, trucks came by, at any moment I expected the bird to be hit again and that would be the end of that.

Don't know exactly what came over me but I though "maybe I can save this bird."

I looked for something in the car I could wrap it up in, towel? Nope, old shirt? Nope....only thing I could find in the gym bag was an old old old pair of PI tights.

So the crow had thus far escaped cars passing by, I walked over with the tights and gently wrapped it up. It was compliant but obviously hurt. I put him/her in the front seat of the car and pulled out the cell phone.

I keep the 24hour vets number programed into the cell. Call them, "we don't do birds call this number", call them and they don't do wild birds call this number, called the number of the local wild bird rescue group and reached a person "uh, we're actually closed so call back and I won't pick up and the recording will tell you what to do" so that gets me to a recording that referred me to another group.

By now I'm thinking I've got a future dead bird. But I call them. They said yes, if you will get the bird to us we will take it into the vet in the morning.

So I put the crow in a box with a towel and off we go. These people are up near Skyline in the Oakland Hills so it's a bit of a drive and hard to find them but I do.

I park the car and guess who's feeling chipper enough that s/he's hopped out of the box and is sitting on the rear seat and just kinda looking around? The crow.

Lina from the rescue group comes out and scoops the bird up, takes it in and they have very nice heated cages.

While I fill out a report she says "look, he's taking water from an eyedropper. That's a good sign" And just to prove the point he takes a couple more sips.

She says his wing looks broken, maybe a leg broken but he has a chance.

[crazycanuck]

What a nice human

Thank you for taking the time to help the creature, i'm sure it appreciated it.

C

[salsabike]

Good for you, girl. From those of us who care about such stuff---much appreciated.

[BikeMomma]

Dita -

Thank you sooo much for what you did. You're truly one awesome lady. More than kudos for you!

~BikeMomma

[plantluvver]

That crow had very good karma, having someone who went through all that phone nonsense for her. Glad you got to see her perk up!

[RoadRaven]

With a name like mine... I offer particular thanks on her behalf

Raven

[margo49]

Good for you, girl. From those of us who care about such stuff---much appreciated.

Wot she said
[with tears in my eyes]

[Duck on Wheels]

You go Crow Girl! (yet another nickname for your collection). Remember the book "Crow Boy"? I'm sure we both must have read it when we were kids. As I recall it was one that came highly recommended by our mutual Mom.

[KnottedYet]

That's my sweetie.

[telegirl]

What they all said - Thanks for caring enough to do something! And my parrot thanks you on behalf of all birds. (Actually, she said 'what's wrong with my bird?", but that translates to 'what a really great thing to do. She must be a really nice person. Thank her for me, would you?')

[sbctwin]

Thank you for giving this nature's creature a chance. You are awesome for sticking it out and getting the bird to a rescue center...Again kudos to you. You are a fine example of what it means to 'care' and the where-withall to follow through, the best you can.

[missymaya]

Thanks for being a good person and helping a creature who needed it. We need more people like you in this world.

[7rider]

Yay. Thanks for saving such a beautiful creature.
Crows are some of the most under-appreciated birds out there.
They all deserve a chance, and thanks for giving this guy his/hers.

[Trek420]

That's my sweetie.

Yeah, that's me One of those tree huggy animal loving types. I take it that's ok with you ?

I will call in a couple days to see if "Edgar Allen Crow" made it.

You go Crow Girl! (yet another nickname for your collection). Remember the book "Crow Boy"? I'm sure we both must have read it when we were kids. As I recall it was one that came highly recommended by our mutual Mom.

I don't remember "Crow Boy" but I'm sure it was good. TE, our mutual Mom retired as a reading therapist for the school district so we all read early and the best childrens lit.

What they all said - Thanks for caring enough to do something! And my parrot thanks you on behalf of all birds. (Actually, she said 'what's wrong with my bird?", but that translates to 'what a really great thing to do. She must be a really nice person. Thank her for me, would you?')

Telegirl, not a problem. Tell your parrot I like birds, I have a two bird-feeder house, just got a bird bath and am trying to plant stuff that birds like.

Hopefully E.A. Crow makes it, if not on some level he knows humans tried. Thanks to

www.yuwr.org

And the phone stuff was frustrating but in hindsight I'm real comfortable getting through the maze of getting things done on the phone and "phone trees" which are the polite thing to call voice mail he)).

[bmccasland]

Trek420,
And when you're riding your bike and get swooped by a crow it just might be Edgar Allen coming by to say "Thank you."

Let's here it for good karma, and warm fuzzy healing hearts!

You might have also called your state Game & Fish Department, they either have their own Vet or have numbers of rescue groups.