Well Thanksgiving is only a few days away. Depending on the weight I'd get that in the fridge. One day for each 4 - 5 pounds of weight.

Picture of this bird?

Had to figure out how to put a picture in the comments haha. He's just a little house sparrow though. https://imgur.com/a/HzZSZ3A

He's a tiny little dude. Would make maybe a smaaaaall appetizer haha.

https://theraptortrust.org/education/what-to-do-with-an-injured-bird/

Thanks, I looked into that. :)))

Raptor trust

In addition to the raptor trust, there’s also the wild bird fund on the Upper West Side

https://www.wildbirdfund.org

Thanks for helping the bird!

Wild bird fund at UWS!

I rescued a pigeon once and brought it there. Unfortunately they won’t release it back to where the bird was found but the people there seemed really compassionate

chicken nuggie

Yep, the raptor trust is great. And, despite the name, they’ll take and care for any bird.

Your instinct is valiant, Liberty Humane Society takes birds, but more realistically, home depot sells burlap sacks and concrete...

is it a turkey?

I don’t have any helpful suggestions but I’m so glad for people like you! Our four legged/feathered brethren need people like you!

I found a bird while in Manhattan a few months ago. I called the Wild Bird Fund and they said if the bird is not injured, to leave it near where you found it so that its mother could find it. If it's injured, then you should bring it to the place on the UWS.

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I called three vets that day and they all said to call the UWS place. None of them took birds.

Aww it's so cute, thank you for rescuing it

Hope it survives and you're able to find good contacts

Take it home for the night and let it stay in a box, give it some water and some grains to eat

Is it white? There's a missing bird in bayonne and the owner is very sad

https://nextdoor.com/p/3y6-CFYHCD8D?utm_source=share&extras=NjkxMTQ3Nzc%3D

Nah. A little wild house sparrow. But I will keep an eye out

Please in the future don’t release even if they seem well! Take to Wild Bird Fund or Raptor Trust. Folks on the Jersey City Birds Facebook page would volunteer to transport the bird.

Thanks for calling! That’s good advice for baby bird season but wouldn’t be the case this time of year.

Please don’t feed wild birds! A rehabber should be the one caring for the bird.

ThNks!!