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Scumball - 06 Jun 2004 09:53 GMT

A very tame young crow (raised in the tree at the end of the garden) was
strutting about the lawn this morning.
I feared it would fall easy prey to our cat .... and it just has.
I retrieved it from the cat and trapped the latter indoors.
The crowlet has gone to hide in the compost heap, where it remains - but
can't fly too well.
Any ideas for what I can do ?
The cat needn't go outdoors, as he has an indoor litter tray - but this
could go on for days.
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP !

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Gene Royer - 06 Jun 2004 13:13 GMT

> A very tame young crow (raised in the tree at the end of the garden) was
> strutting about the lawn this morning.
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> could go on for days.
> HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP !

Every animal is part of the food chain--whether they have natural predators
or not. Cats and birds do not mix well socially and should be kept apart,
or else serious consequences will occur.

If the bird is indeed tame, it may come out on its own or allow you to
interface with it. If so, you have options. If you want to save the bird's
life I suggest you attempt to fetch it out of the heap with a tidbit of
enticement. Perhaps taking a butterfly net or large crab net on a stick
with you would be a good idea so that you can snare the bird should it
decide to flee.

An avian Vet can put the bird on the mend, and crows learn well from
experience. Perhaps it will be more cautious in the future.

--George Poleczech

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Scumball - 06 Jun 2004 20:27 GMT

OK, I threw a bedspread over it and took it to a wildlife hospital.
Their inspections revealed that its leg was not broken, as I'd feared and
that it was a fledgling whose wing primaries hadn't fully unfurled - hence
its inability to get airborne.
So I left it with them and took out a membership - I'm happy, crowlet's
happy, they're happy.
A story with a happy ending.
I may go back and retrieve it when it's fledged and release it in the
garden.

> > A very tame young crow (raised in the tree at the end of the garden) was
> > strutting about the lawn this morning.
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>
> --George Poleczech

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Agua Girl - 08 Jun 2004 09:25 GMT

> OK, I threw a bedspread over it and took it to a wildlife hospital.
> Their inspections revealed that its leg was not broken, as I'd feared and
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> I may go back and retrieve it when it's fledged and release it in the
> garden.

This reminds me of a fledgling I had last year. It had wound up on the
ground
in my back yard, was uninjured but couldn't fly and was being preyed upon
not just by my cat but by a stray. Mom and Dad sat on the fence and
screamed
non stop. So...I went out there and used some spare timber to build a ramp
to the top of
the fences and then placed a few boards for a perch. The parents could get
to it,
the cat couldn't (mine anway) and things quieted down. They hung out there
for
about 4 days before I saw junior on the ground again but this time he was
able to
make the short flight back to the top of the fence. Fun time of year.

AG

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Mary - 06 Jun 2004 17:18 GMT

>A very tame young crow (raised in the tree at the end of the garden) was
>strutting about the lawn this morning.
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
>could go on for days.
>HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP !

It's fledgling season. I've been getting tons of calls about fledgling crows.
Is the crow injured? If not, let him stay outside where he is.They will hop on
the ground for ten days, mom and day will continue to feed them as they build
muscles necessary to fly. If he's injured, he needs to get to a rehabilitator.
Here's a list http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm

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