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First things first lets determine how young your baby bird is. Does it have feathers and can walk? Are its parents near by watching and feeding it? (fyi when the babies feed they make the most ridiculous sounds that many people will mistake as distress sounds. The babies will kind of scream at the parents and flap their wings frantically.) If you have answered yes to both of these questions you've got a fledgling! That means this little bird is learning to fly and can spend up to three weeks figuring it out. During this time give them some room. They will be gone soon enough and to be honest if we were to remove the baby at this point the parents will likely hold a vendetta against you and dive bomb you for the next three years. 

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If you answered no to both of those questions there are a few possible explanations. Baby could have fallen out of the nest, the parents could have evicted them or a predator may have taken them. In this case put the baby in a box with a towel and reach out to us. Please include a photo of the wee babe, the circumstances leading up to his discovery and if you would be willing to deliver them or not. All this information will help us help you faster.

Many people in the spring, while at the lake, will come across a seemingly abandoned baby waterfowl. If this is you we please urge you to leave it where you found it. These types of birds flourish surrounded by a group of their siblings and do not fair well when an attempt to raise them on their own is made. If left at the lake the parents are likely not far away and will come back for it. You wouldn't take a child home from the mall if you found one. The minute a baby waterfowl is taken home their chances of survival is immediately cut in half.

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If you have found one that is not near the water and seems very out of place and you want to do a good dead you can look around for the parents. In some cases these babies can be adopted by other families of birds and that is honestly their best chance of surviving. We do not have the facilities required to help these species of birds so if all else fails please call the

Wildlife Rescue Association of BC at (604) 526-7275. 

We are not equipped to rehabilitate a bird like this so please contact O.W.L. Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society (604) 946 3171. In the meantime if you are able to catch the bird you can put it in a kennel with a towel and put it in a quiet space that would help O.W.L. Beware of talons and claws. Gloves are recommended in combination with a towel to protect yourself.

Sadly this happens far too often and is usually fatal causing internal injuries. If you happen upon this situation as always place the bird in a box with a towel and let it rest in a quiet space. Then shoot us a message with a picture of the small patient and details of how you found them. Be prepared that many of these types of injured birds do not make it through the night but find peace in the fact that you are giving them a safe space to cross over. When we are able to we can organize drop off/pickup if the bird hasn't passed on. Sadly there is not a lot we can do in these situations but wait and see if they recover. If your bird is looking more lively after a few hours you can take it back outside and they may fly away.

In this case we recommend reaching out to Northern Lights Wildlife Society (250) 877 1181. We only have resources to help rescue wild birds and would recommend you contact them directly.

We are located just off Chief Lake Rd in the Hart Highlands of Prince George. We do not post our address publicly as this is also someones home residence and we do not facilitate visits.

Contrary to popular belief, we are not trained to catch wildlife. We do not have the man power nor the resources to go around catching birds especially ones that can fly away. We do not carry nets, traps or sleeping darts and even if we did the likelihood of the bird still being there when we show up is slim to none and only becomes a waste of our volunteers time and gas. If you are able to catch an injured bird please place it in a box with a towel in a quiet space and shoot us a message. Do not offer the bird any food. If the birds body temperature isn't right then eating could cause them to go into shock and pass away.