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Since I moved in with my fiance, I've been seeing a lot more wild life. We live in staff housing at a state park. I've been seeing a fair number of deer and the last two weeks or so when I am driving to work in the morning I've seen turkeys.

Whoa, turkeys? That's so cool. What do they do when they see cars and people?

We see deer constantly in our backyard, and they get very close to our deck and birdbath, but they always run away when we get too close. They eat our grass, too, and there's even a little baby deer! But other than that, there's nothing special in our neighborhood. It's a bunch of streets and houses with very little forest area.

The turkeys that I've seen are on the side of the road as I'm driving past, so they just keep doing their thing, maybe move a little farther away from the road.

From someone who has done wild bird rehab-
1st, when you find a sick, injured or orphaned bird, look for a local, legal rehab group. It's illegal to keep most native birds.
2nd, keep it warm and dark until it can be brought to, or picked up by a licensed rehabilitator, or brought to a veterinary clinic.

When that can't happen, for what ever reason...

for a bird with a broken wing, a smaller cage is actually good. The less they try to move the wing, the better. If you can get some vet wrap (Walmart actually sells it, or you can find the human version in the 1st aid section) carefully wrap the wing so that it stays closed and close to the bird's body. (this can be freaking difficult with small birds)
Do not feed bread or worms or bugs you find outside. Wild worms and insects may have traveled through an area treated with chemicals that can be fatal to a bird. You're trying to help it, not kill it. Bird seed, fruit sold for humans, well rinsed, meal worms from a pet store, those are ok. If it's a baby bird, a syringe or eye dropper and a mix of mixed vegetable and chicken or turkey human baby food actually works really well for pretty much any species.
At night, leave them in the dark. They'll stay still as long as it's quiet and dark. Baby birds sleep through the night, unlike baby mammals who need fed.

If there were gas fumes, yes, they did possibly kill the bird. Birds have very sensitive systems, especially to airborn chemicals.
However, infection from the break, or, any time a cat is involved, a bacterial infection is likely to set in and kill the bird within 24 to 48 hours. (Usually if they make it a week, they'll be ok) This is one of the reasons to get them to a vet. The doctor can get them on antibiotics- not to mention set the wing properly.

At least you tried.

This morning, I got a very cool surprise. I went to let the dog out to pee, and a big ol' Swainson's Hawk was sitting in a nearby tree. A flock of house finches was chirping up a storm at him, and he flew to a slightly farther away tree. Then, as I'm standing there watching, a Red-tailed Hawk flies up into another nearby tree! The finches leave off pestering the Swainson's to chirp all around the Reddy.
Then I got my camera.
I'll post pictures tonight. I just had to share because what a cool thing to wake up to!

Edit:

I'm back, and after looking at the photos I took, I realized that I had seen a dark and light phase Swainsons! For a little bit I thought maybe the light one was even a juvenile, but I've finally decided they must both have been adults, and likely a mated pair. Very cool to get to see the light and dark phases right next to each other.
now, photos! Apologies for the shoddy quality, I zoomed as best I could, but the pictures got pixelly.

First, the Light Morph Swainson's Hawk

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This is where I first saw him, far away, but out of the sticks.


Then he moved up closer, but got in the sticks of the dead tree.


Then I zoomed out so you can see the flock of house finches pestering him


And finally, a silly photo of him looking at me upside-down!

My pictures of the Dark Morph didn't come out as well because he was farther away.

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Lastly, I got a couple of very nice, but silhouetted shots of the light morph while he was flying from tree to tree.

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Lastly, after work today, I took my dog out to my favorite hiking spot- we can finally get in there again, all the construction that had the road blocked is finished- YAY!
We saw lots of indeterminate brown and grey birds, heard even more birds, including something that said, "WERK!" I have no idea what that was. We saw and heard lots of kingbirds, some kind of oriel, finches and sparrows, a couple of hawks and pelicans, a kestrel, A female blackbird of one kind or another... And we saw a marmot and a few cotton tail rabbits, including young bunnies!
But the coolest thing- the thing that made me wish I'd known I was going for a short hike and brought my camera...
I had my dog, Rosco, with me, and he was ahead of me a bit, and he went off the trail and into the brush, and suddenly I hear a yip and a snarl and barking. I called Rosco back to me, and he came, like a good boy. I wasn't sure what he'd encountered, but he didn't have any porcupine quills, or smell like skunk. We walked a few yards farther, I kept Rosco near me, and then we saw her.
A BEAUTIFUL female coyote! At first, she was very shy and frightened, had all her hackles up in a full mowhawk, because Rosco had scared her. I think what happened was he thought she was just a dog and he ran over to say hi, and she panicked and that was the yip, or maybe she objected to him trying to sniff her butt and it was him who yipped. Either way, either she ran and he snarled and barked and gave chase, or she bit at him first and then he went after her for her rudeness. He wasn't hurt at all.
After that, she paced alongside us, only a few yards away, in the brush. I got to see her very well, several times. Once she knew Rosco wasn't going to chase her any more, she would pause when we did and just watch us, her ears up, her bright brown eyes looking at us, her tongue hanging out with a bit of a doggy smile, her hackles back down and her tail relaxed. Her fur was reddish brown and looked so soft and plush. She had great weight on her, not thin and not fat, she looked like probably a pup from last year who hadn't had pups of her own this year. No sign of mange or anything, she was a picture of health. I've never gotten to see a wild coyote so close for so long. Even the captive coyotes I've seen in zoos and such didn't look as amazing as she did. She was SO COOL!

I saw a red-tailed hawk today!! Heard it, too!

My boyfriend and I were out walking when I heard the unmistakable call, looked around and was in time to watch as it flared its wings to land on one of the tallest pines.

My god it was amazing!

Little emergency, wildlife thread. Found a bird on my porch floor, didn't fly away when I came close, when sis tried to pick it up in a towel it flew over the rial and landed on it's back in a pile of leaves. She's currently holding it wrapped up in a towel, something might be wrong with it's wing but I'm not sure.

I would say just take it to your local wildlife shelter. They'll know best what to do.

We don't really have a wildlife shelter around here Closest thing is my aunt. We couldn't find anything wrong and we though we were stressing it out too much, so we just put it back outside. It can still move around, just fly much. Still, I felt pretty sad.

If you were able to catch it, the bird is either sick or injured. I would bring it back inside, keep it in a smallish box with a lid, lined with a dish towel (to give the feet traction) and keep it covered and dark. This will let the bird go to sleep and chill and relax and heal with out being completely stressed out about being held.
Then, call some local vets or the humane society. Even if there isn't a full fledged rehab center in your area, there are usually licensed individuals who can take it. Vets and humane society will know who they are. Depending on the kind of bird it is (a common house sparrow vs a hawk) they may tell you to keep it and help it recover yourself- if you're willing and able. At a vet, the bird can be examined to determine if it's injured or ill, or both. A bird that is caught by a cat may escape, but is pretty much guaranteed to die within 48 hours if it is not given antibiotics. A bird that is hit by a car, or crashes into a window may not appear outwardly injured, but may still have broken bones or internal injuries or a concussion.
Good luck, and keep us posted.