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Found an injured or baby bird out of it's nest?

Red Rock Audubon does not take in injured birds. If you have any questions about injured wildlife, please check the Wild Bird Fund to see if your question can be answered. If not, contact one of these local wildlife rehabilitator​s.

Rehabilitator	Permitted Rehabber?	Birds
Black Mountain Animal Hospital 400 College Dr. A, Henderson, NV 89015 (702) 565-6558	No	All birds
Flamingo Pet Clinic 2675 E. Flamingo Rd., Las Vegas, NV 89121 (702) 734-9761	No	All birds
Lisa Ross (702) 338-43821	Yes	Raptors
Marion Brady (702) 279-0213	Yes	Hummingbirds​
Park Animal Hospital 8400 S. Eastern Ave., Las Vegas, NV 89123 (702) 361-5850	No	All Birds
All Creatures Animal Hospital 1601 East Basin Ave. Suite 202, Pahrump, NV89060 (775) 727-7387	No	All birds

Last updated 4/12/2019
 
Relevant regulations w/ hyperlinks to e-CFR:
 
50 CFR 21.31 Rehabilitation Permits.
“(a) What is the permit requirement? Except as provided in §21.12 [see below], a rehabilitation permit is required to take, temporarily possess, or transport any migratory bird for rehabilitation purposes. However, any person who finds a sick, injured, or orphaned migratory bird may, without a permit, take possession of the bird in order to immediately transport it to a permitted rehabilitator.”
 
 
50 CFR 21.12 General exceptions to permit requirements.
“The following persons or entities under the following conditions are exempt from the permit requirements: (c) Licensed veterinarians: Licensed veterinarians are not required to obtain a Federal migratory bird permit to temporarilypossess, stabilize, or euthanize sick and injured migratory birds. However, a veterinarian without a migratory bird rehabilitation permit must transfer any such bird to a federally permitted migratory bird rehabilitator within 24 hours after the bird's condition is stabilized, unless the bird is euthanized.If a veterinarian is unable to locate a permitted rehabilitator within that time, the veterinarian must contact his or her Regional Migratory Bird Permit Office for assistance in locating a permitted migratory bird rehabilitator and/or to obtain authorization to continue to hold the bird…“