Tamarack Wildlife Rehabilitation & Education Center

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

If you find an injured Great Blue Heron:

• If you’re not alone, have one person keep an eye on the heron. An injured heron can often move quite a distance from where it was originally seen, making it difficult to find again. The other person should call a wildlife rehabilitator for further instructions and if needed give the location of the heron.

• If you’re alone, mark the
area where you saw the bird
and call a wildlife rehabilitator. After speaking with someone from the rehabilitation center, return to the area and locate the bird again.

• Be careful when approaching or attempting to capture an injured bird. These birds stab defensively with their beaks and can cause serious injury.

• Never peak into the box containing a crane, loon, or heron. They may stab their beak through the whole which puts you at risk of eye injury.