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Birding Reports => Toronto Reports => Topic started by: oridgen10 on May 11, 2015, 04:13:09 PM

Title: Possibly injured Scarlet Tanager
Post by: oridgen10 on May 11, 2015, 04:13:09 PM
Found an adult male Scarlet Tanager in the bushes right next to the sidewalk at the bottom corner of  Wolverleigh and Earl Beatty school. Injury is unclear, but appears to be some sort of trauma. If any experienced birder out there has any advice as to what to do about the situation, or wishes to come and help the bird, that would be great.
Title: Re: Possibly injured Scarlet Tanager
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on May 11, 2015, 04:55:05 PM
Quote from: "oridgen10"
Found an adult male Scarlet Tanager in the bushes right next to the sidewalk at the bottom corner of  Wolverleigh and Earl Beatty school. Injury is unclear, but appears to be some sort of trauma. If any experienced birder out there has any advice as to what to do about the situation, or wishes to come and help the bird, that would be great.

when in doubt, call 311. they'll direct the call.

you can put the bird into a shoebox that has some airholes. will protect it from cats and let it recover.
Title: Re: Possibly injured Scarlet Tanager
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on May 11, 2015, 05:59:16 PM
I have the bird. Indigo bunting.  He's alive and on his way for fizing
Title: Re: Possibly injured Scarlet Tanager
Post by: Dinusaur on May 11, 2015, 06:22:43 PM
Sincere thanks to you two for taking such prompt actions.
Title: Re: Possibly injured Scarlet Tanager
Post by: oridgen10 on May 11, 2015, 08:51:10 PM
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I have the bird. Indigo bunting. He's alive and on his way for fizing

The bird we found was a Scarlet Tanager. Is this the one you have?
Title: Re: Possibly injured Scarlet Tanager
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on May 11, 2015, 09:02:24 PM
oh god.
i found an injured indigo bunting. i thought maybe you didn't know what kind of bird it was. i found it on the west corner of the school. i didn't see any shrubbery.

someone should contact that school. don't know why 2 birds would be injured there.

where exactly was the tanager?

and the bunting made it safely.
Title: Re: Possibly injured Scarlet Tanager
Post by: oridgen10 on May 11, 2015, 09:36:57 PM
This is unusual... The Tanager was in the bushes at the southwest corner of the school, by the enclosed playground with the wood chips and the main entrance.
Title: Re: Possibly injured Scarlet Tanager
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on May 11, 2015, 09:40:58 PM
Quote from: "oridgen10"
This is unusual... The Tanager was in the bushes at the southwest corner of the school, by the enclosed playground with the wood chips and the main entrance.
gotta teach you how to reply to DMs :)

the bunting was right there as well.
there must be glass there that caused the problems/injuries
Title: Re: Possibly injured Scarlet Tanager
Post by: oridgen10 on May 12, 2015, 07:08:14 PM
Bird was no longer there today. No sign of a struggle.
Title: Re: Possibly injured Scarlet Tanager
Post by: mr.sharp-photo on May 13, 2015, 07:47:15 AM
Quote from: "oridgen10"
Bird was no longer there today. No sign of a struggle.
i looked around that corner at 7:30 AM yesterday. wanted to do it before school started so i didn't have the cops after me. also played a tanager song. nothing.

so who knows.

the bunting, tho, is apparently still alive. so something good came out of it