Your answer
Make one exit obvious and darken everything else.
A bird indoors is navigating by light. It will fly at the brightest surface, which is usually a closed window. If you can make one opening the brightest thing in the room, the problem solves itself in a few minutes without anyone touching the bird.
What to do right now
- 01Close interior doors, shut pets out, and turn off ceiling fans.
- 02Draw every curtain and blind except one open door or window.
- 03Turn off the lights and leave the room for ten minutes.
- 04If it is exhausted and perched low, a towel over it and a two-handed lift outside is acceptable as a last resort.
What not to do
- Do not chase it or swing anything at it.
- Do not let a cat into the room to "flush" it.
- Do not leave it overnight in a room with glass on two sides.
Change your mind if any of this is true
Any one of these changes the answer above. Call a rehabilitator instead.
- It has struck glass repeatedly and is now bleeding or dazed.
- It has been indoors more than a day.
Get professional help
Showing rehabilitators permitted for songbirds and other birds.
Accepts birds
This list is not complete. Some licensed rehabilitators choose not to publish their details, and the state list is updated quarterly. Always call ahead: a rehabilitator may be full even when listed.
All 6 rehabilitators permitted for this animal.
Choosing a county puts the nearest first. It never hides anyone — someone further away may still be the one who can take it.
- 404-660-7989
Cindy Ganues
Cobb
Accepts: Talking Rock RVS, raccoons only
- 678-418-1111
Aware Wildlife Center
DeKalb
Accepts: All species including RVS , (no birds of prey, songbirds, or waterfowl) or email
Wild Nest Bird Rehab, Inc.
DeKalb
- 229-439-2266
Philema Animal Clinic
Lee
Accepts: small mammals, fawns, songbirds, raptors, RVS
- 229-439-2266
Philema Animal Clinic
Lee
- 706-255-7395
Suzanne DeGrasse
Madison
Understand the animal
Knowing why this happens is what makes the next one easier to read.