| Since its founding in 1984 the Ohio Wildlife Center has: • Treated over 50,000 injured or orphaned wildlife, • Provided educational experiences to 950,000 children and adults, • Responded to over 550,000 wildlife hotline calls. This has all been made possible by the donation of 500,000 hours of dedicated volunteer work. |
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Wild Infants - Do I Need Help? Songbirds and Birds of Prey Nestling songbirds and birds of prey (hawks and owls) usually lack feathers or are covered with down. They are not yet able to perch. These young birds must be placed back into their nests or new nests must be constructed for them. Contact your wildlife rehabilitation facility so that they can assist you to identify the species and determine the best way to get the bird back into the nest. When songbirds and birds of prey leave the nest, they are "fledglings" and have feathers covering their bodies. They leave the nest for short periods of time to hop along the branches and often fall our of trees. Place the fledgling on a nearby tree branch out of reach of domestic animals. Watch from a distance to see that the adult birds will continue to care for the young bird. 
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