Author archives: Maureen Eiger

This young ruby-throated hummer was found in the road, laying on its side. A very lucky bird, because a kind person spotted him and brought him in for help. He was a young male hummer and pretty puffy, which means he was not feeling well. Nothing seemed broken, and just…

Cat caught birds can be saved, but only if these conditions or actions can happen: Seek Professional Help Bird is taken to a rehabber or veterinarian and given antibiotics ASAP. That means transferred within a few hours of the attack not the next day. Reduce Stress The bird is kept…

Being (what us rehabbers call) a “trashed” Brown Thrasher has not stopped this bird from singing. However, it was too bad that two different people decided to raise this bird (last year) from a late nestling and not call me until they saw the bird was in bad shape. I…

First, if you find an orphaned baby bird, it needs to be kept warm. How can you tell which birds need supplemental heat to stay warm? If you can see any of the bird’s skin – it needs to be kept warm. If they are not kept warm and stay cold…

This red-tailed hawk was probably hit by a vehicle while scavenging a meal near the side of the road. It was found paralyzed, but still alive near a dead rabbit. The hawk was brought to me by someone who cared enough to stop when they saw the poor hawk using…

Republished from Help Wild Birds Newsletter It takes a village sometimes to save and rehab birds. On June 18th two people were kayaking on the Roanoke River and saw something weird looking along the shore. They paddled over to see what it was and found a young duckling tangled in…

Republished from Help Wild Birds Newsletter Last month, I wrote about how “August “the wood duck came into rehab because she was injured, caught in fishing line on the Roanoke River. Now that August had successfully “grown up” I took her to RVBC member Carol Whiteside’s home to be released…

Published in The Roanoke Star November 25, 2013 I feed birds all year round, but this winter I will need to put out more feeders. Why? Remember the crazy weather we had this year? I don’t know about you, but my flower and vegetable gardens were not very productive, and my…

Published in The Roanoke Star March 24, 2014 I received a call about a robin’s nest that fell down twice from a gutter. The frustrated homeowner put the babies in what was left of the nest, placed the nest on a table on her deck and called me wanting to know…

Published in The Roanoke Star January 7, 2014 For some people it’s a family tradition to take their kids to the local pond or river and feed bread to the ducks and geese that congregate there. Arriving with a bag of stale bread the ducks and geese approach you eagerly, anxiously…