Connecting people and injured birds to existing resources and expert services
The hawk I found was seriously hurt and needed expert care I couldn't provide. Using this list I was able to connect to a professional care facility and several months later this majestic bird was returned safely to the wild.
General Information
Agencies and Organizations
- 1-800-WILDLIFE Ohio's toll-free # for general wildlife info/pubs
- 1-888-HOOKFISH Ohio's toll-free for Lake Erie fishing report
- 1-800-POACHER Ohio's toll-free to report poaching.
- Local Rehabbers (see below for banded bird reports)
Agencies and Organizations
- Ohio Wildlife Rehabilitators Association
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division, Orphaned and Injured Wildlife, and Resources and Additional Information
- 2017 List of Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitators
- Akron County: Ohio Wildlife District Three, 912 Portage Lakes Drive, Akron, OH 44319. Tel (330) 644-2293.
- Cuyahoga County: Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, 28728 Wolf Rd, Bay Village, OH 44140. Tel (440) 871-2900. All as needed except deer, skunk, coyote, beaver, raccoon, and nursing wildlife.
- Erie County: Back to the Wild, 4504 Bardshar Rd, Castalia, OH 44824. Ph (419) 684-9539. All birds and mammals (allowed to accept deer).
- Lake County: Penitentary Glenn Reservation, 8668 Kirtland Chardon Rd, Willoughby, OH 44094. Ph (440) 256-1404 ext 2131. All birds (except non-native species) and mammals, excluding bats.
- Cuyahoga County: Kim Hinkle, Solon Orphan Squirrel Rescue, 37120 Deer Run, Solon, OH 44139. Tel (440) 498-0799. Orphan squirrels and flying squirrels only.
- Geauga County: Noreen Gibson, Buh Woods, Chesterland, OH. Ph (440) 729-2554. Orphan squirrels only.
- Medina County: Jayne Marie Smith. Ph (330) 722-3216. Mammals and waterfowl only.
- Medina County: Laura Jordan, Medina Raptor Center Inc., 10420 Spencer Lake Rd, Spencer, OH 44275. Ph (330) 591-7300 and (330) 667-2386. Primarily raptors, waterfowl and songbirds with limited space for mammals.
- Call: 1-800-327-(BAND) 2263
- North American Bird Banding Laboratory
- American Racing Pigeon Union, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma provides information about care for injured racing pigeons.
- Ohio Department of Health, West Nile Virus updates.
- To report dead corvids (blue jays and crows) sick, but still living any kind of bird, call a rehabber. Report dead corvids to your county health department (some county's won't test other county birds).
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