Injured heron found standing unable to fly in Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids IA


An injured heron was found standing in the middle of Rico Avenue and Lee Street, Cedar Rapids. The bird has a wing injury and cannot fly. Animal control is dispatched to collect the bird.
Audio|Source: Linn County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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There is an injured heron up on Rico Avenue in Lee Street, northeast.
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Is that something you'll respond to?
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What's the injury?
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She said it looked like it was having trouble walking. It's just standing in the middle of the street.
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Will it fly away as the complaint and approaches it?
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I'll call her back and ask.
00:32
If it doesn't fly away, I will go out and pick the bird out. A lot of the time if they have an injured leg, they will fly away if you approach and there's no point.
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There's too much.
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C560.
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Just to be sure the case numbers I'm using on this, on this merged,
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CFS is 23249, correct?
01:00
Yes, Mark, correct.
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754,
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sounds like it's actually a wing that's injured, so it will walk away, but not fly away.
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10 for put in Shelter Pro and I'll go collect it. Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Lee St NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
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