A partial record of birds stunned or killed by colliding with glass, most at a handful of buildings in Newark's Central Ward.
If you find an adult bird sitting on the sidewalk, it has hit glass and needs help from a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. It has head trauma; it may also have painful eye damage, a chipped beak, or broken bones. Gently scoop the bird up and put it into a ...more ↓
A partial record of birds stunned or killed by colliding with glass, most at a handful of buildings in Newark's Central Ward.
If you find an adult bird sitting on the sidewalk, it has hit glass and needs help from a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. It has head trauma; it may also have painful eye damage, a chipped beak, or broken bones. Gently scoop the bird up and put it into a paper bag, then close the top of the bag with a paperclip. Don't stroke or hold the bird--human contact is very stressful to wild animals. Keep the bag somewhere dark and quiet, until you can get it to a rehabilitator.
The Wild Bird Fund (www.wildbirdfund.org) is open each day of the year from 9 AM-7PM, at 565 Columbus Ave in NYC; if you have a collision victim, you don't need to call in advance. Raptor Trust (theraptortrust.org) is open from 9 AM-4:30 PM, at 1390 White Bridge Road, Millington, NJ; please call to make a drop-off appointment.
Bats can also be stunned by glass. If you find a bat on the ground, use gloves and a towel to get it into a small box, and contact one of the rehabilitators here [https://batworld.org/local-rescue/] for further guidance. Never touch a bat with your bare hands.
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Window Collisions in Newark, NJ
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created this project on November 3, 2022
