Please Read - Lots Of Birds In Trouble In So Cal - Pigeon-Talk

TAWhatley · Posted 9th February 2009, 08:34 PM

Sheesh! I am just about whipped here. I've been installing a whole new computer network down in Escondido (about 60 miles from home) since last Friday, and the bird calls just don't stop coming in.

I've gotten in a domestic goose with a broken leg, a baby band-tailed pigeon, three tiny domestic ducklings, a badly injured pigeon, and am working on 100+ doves and/or pigeons in Pomona that have to get somewhere to be cared for. On top of that just found out about a bunch of pigeons in a trap on top of a gas station in Tustin that need help.

If there are ANY So Cal members who might be available to help with the BIG Pomona rescue, please let me know. The birds need to get from Pomona to my friend, Bart, in Norco. This is all supposed to be happening tonight, but I kinda suspect that won't be the case.

The weather here has been very nasty for So Cal, and my heart goes out to the birds in the trap on top on the gas station. I suspect (but don't know) that the birds in Pomona aren't faring much better.

Any help would be welcome.

Terry

Reti · Posted 10th February 2009, 05:15 AM

So many birds in trouble needing help. Wish I lived closer to you.
Hope you do find some help.

Reti

Skyeking · Posted 10th February 2009, 05:20 AM

Oh, Terry....I'm sorry you are faced with so much crisis.

There is not much I can do from here, but hope and pray others will come to the rescue.

Margarret · Posted 10th February 2009, 06:52 AM

Terry,

I pm'd you. Give me a call. Jon and I will help you with the Pomona guys. We have containers and can transport about 40-50 birds in one trip.

Margaret

bluebirdsnfur · Posted 10th February 2009, 07:30 AM

OMG . . . where are all these birds coming from? I pray more help is on the way.

TAWhatley · Posted 10th February 2009, 08:58 AM

Thanks for the replies, everyone. I'll be calling Margaret in just a few minutes with the contact information for the rescue person trying to get this all worked out. There are also 18 dogs at this site that have to find some help and who knows what other kinds of unfortunate creatures may be there.

Terry

james fillbrook · Posted 10th February 2009, 09:40 AM

yea i wish i can help

UncleBuck · Posted 10th February 2009, 10:01 AM

Where are all these birds coming from? Is it just the rescue group is well know and that is why they contact you with all the birds or is there something going on?

TAWhatley · Posted 10th February 2009, 07:55 PM

The 100+ birds were birds left behind when an animal hoarder was put in jail for his lack of care of the birds and animals. The local animal control is trying to work with rescues in the area to save the birds as well as the dogs that are there. I've been doing bird rescue in the area for more than 10 years, so just about everybody knows who I am and how to contact me.

Our member, Margarret, was kind enough to offer to assist in getting the Pomona birds out to Bart's, but as it turned out, another home in the Malibu area had been found and the original rescue people had things worked out.

While Margarret was following up on the Pomona situation, I was heading to the gas station where there are pigeons in a trap on the roof. It looks like only three or four in the trap and they had water that I could see and presumably had food (or they wouldn't have gone in the trap to start with). The owner of the station was not in and couldn't be reached by phone, but a kindly young lady at the cash register promised to get me the name and phone # of the pest control company tomorrow and also made a note asking the owner to call me. Once I have been in touch with these folks, I'll see what we can work out. I would rather try and work something out with the pest control and the owner of the station before taking any radical action. I think the birds will be OK for another day.

Here's some pics: Pigeons In Trap On Roof Of Gas Station

Terry

Margarret · Posted 13th February 2009, 10:38 AM

Terry,
Were you able to get those birds off the roof of the gas station?

Margaret

TAWhatley · Posted 13th February 2009, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Margarret

Terry,
Were you able to get those birds off the roof of the gas station?

Margaret

I'm still trying to get the correct name of the pest control company so I can talk to them. They ARE removing the birds every other day it seems. The rescue person who told me about the situation is going by there at least once a day to check on the birds. I'm concerned not only about the birds being out in the bad weather we're having but also about what is happening to them once removed from the trap.

The employees at the gas station have still not been able to come up with the name of the pest control company for me. They are nice people, but the owner of the station is never there, and they don't have access to the records to find the info for me.

Hopefully this will all fall into place later today .. I've already called the station this morning to "egg" them on about getting me the info I need.

Terry

maryjane · Posted 15th February 2009, 08:37 PM

Any luck with the trapped birds? How about placing the others? I have been thinking about them.

TAWhatley · Posted 15th February 2009, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by maryjane

Any luck with the trapped birds? How about placing the others? I have been thinking about them.

The 100+ found a good home in the Malibu area and the dog/cat rescuers were able to handle the transport.

Still working on the pigeons being trapped at the gas station .. this one has gotten a bit complicated, but I think it will end well. This is one that I cannot push too far without alienating my animal control friends/contacts .. hopefully some good news next week. The person who reported these birds to me has/had already pissed off animal control beyond any hope of recovery, and it also turns out she did a very poor job of getting the facts .. no working phone #'s for the gas station, no name/phone # for the pest control, so I am having to work through animal control on this one. Yes, I went to the gas station myself and can understand the original rescue person getting stymied .. turns out I did also. I thought the people were cooperative, but turns out they were not. We'll see .. I'll get it handled in the end but will not burn my bridges with animal control to do this .. will find another way if I have to.

Terry

Revolution Lofts · Posted 16th February 2009, 12:14 AM

You say the birds are being removed? A plan I came up with was to put a tent on the other side of the gas station and camp there and see who and when they take the birds out and where do they go. This isn't logical for you since you're a very busy person...if only someone lazy like me was around there. Anyways good luck on this one Terry. Hope everything goes well for everyone.

Bella_F · Posted 16th February 2009, 01:45 AM

Hi Terry,

I just wanted to wish you the best with dealing with those people, and the situation with the pigoens. Dealing with monkey's is lot harder than dealing with birds, I've found. You could offer them some bananas?

Wouldn't it be funny if you smoothed the whole thing over by giving them a banana cake?. It would almost be worth trying, just to see if it worked.

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