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COVID-19 New Protocols
Effective March 30, 2020 in compliance with Governor Hogan's Stay at Home executive order, LOB will NOT be monitoring daily for collision birds during the Stay at Home order. If you find a dead bird please email lightsoutbaltimore@gmail.com to report the bird. We need to collect the data more than ever since our volunteers will not be monitoring.
If you find an injured bird or bat, please call us at 256-493-7393 or Phoenix Wildlife Center at 410-628-9736. We can assist you over the phone as how to rescue the bird/bat and safely transport to Phoenix Wildlife Center. LOB will NOT be transporting injured birds/bats picked up by the public during the Stay at Home order to keep our volunteers and community safe and healthy. If you find an injured bird and CANNOT transport, please place the injured bird in a paper bag closed by a clothespin or binder clip for 2 hours in a safe dark location. The 2 hour mark allows time for the bird to recoup or for head trauma symptoms to appear. After 2 hours, open the bag outside in a green space away from buildings to release the bird. If the bird flies out, we can assume and hope that the bird has recovered. If the bird does not fly out, please call us or Phoenix.
If you find an injured bat, please do NOT rescue, instead call us or Phoenix Wildlife Center at 410-628-9736 for guidance.
At this time, LOB will ONLY transport injured birds, not bats picked up by Baltimore City Animal Control. Thank you for your cooperation at this time. It is sad that we must cancel our monitoring efforts and NO longer transport injured birds/bats picked up by the public.These new protocols are to ensure the safety and health of our volunteers and Baltimore community to prevent the spread of this virus. Thank you for your cooperation and support!
Baltimore City COVID-19 Resources
State of Maryland COVID-19 Resources
If you find an injured bird or bat
Maryland/DMV area wildlife rehab center updates during COVID-19 Pandemic
If you find an injured bird or bat, please call us at 256-493-7393 or Phoenix Wildlife Center at 410-628-9736. We can assist you over the phone as how to rescue the bird/bat and safely transport to Phoenix Wildlife Center. LOB will NOT be transporting injured birds/bats picked up by the public during the Stay at Home order to keep our volunteers and community safe and healthy. If you find an injured bird and CANNOT transport, please place the injured bird in a paper bag closed by a clothespin or binder clip for 2 hours in a safe dark location. The 2 hour mark allows time for the bird to recoup or for head trauma symptoms to appear. After 2 hours, open the bag outside in a green space away from buildings to release the bird. If the bird flies out, we can assume and hope that the bird has recovered. If the bird does not fly out, please call us or Phoenix.
If you find an injured bat, please do NOT rescue, instead call us or Phoenix Wildlife Center at 410-628-9736 for guidance.
At this time, LOB will ONLY transport injured birds, not bats picked up by Baltimore City Animal Control. Thank you for your cooperation at this time. It is sad that we must cancel our monitoring efforts and NO longer transport injured birds/bats picked up by the public.These new protocols are to ensure the safety and health of our volunteers and Baltimore community to prevent the spread of this virus. Thank you for your cooperation and support!
Baltimore City COVID-19 Resources
State of Maryland COVID-19 Resources
If you find an injured bird or bat
Maryland/DMV area wildlife rehab center updates during COVID-19 Pandemic
This is Birdland
Over 4000 birds have been found dead or injured since monitoring the Baltimore streets in 2008 and over 1000 have been rescued including 56 bats. An average of 450 birds are found annually in Baltimore from monitoring 20 buildings 4 months a year. Learn more about us in the one-page fact sheet.
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