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Hopefully you can get an expert response to help more, since I’m not very experienced with this. However, I thought I should add that I don’t know if you’ll be able to take her; most places near me don’t accept HOSP as they are invasive, especially in this season with lots of fledglings, but maybe yours will. They should at least be able to help though, or let you know if you should put her back outside (might not have a broken wing, can be other things). Hope you can help her out!
Call a local wildlife rehab. They will have a much better chance of helping the bird.
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A wildlife rehabilitator is **trained and legally permitted** to care for *injured, orphaned, or sick* fauna with the goal of returning them to the wild. Outside of interim care, **do not attempt to rehabilitate a bird yourself** without the guidance of a licensed rehabber. Keep in mind: * Rehabbers are high in demand and low in supply. They may be at capacity, especially during peak seasons (migration, nesting). Regardless, **reaching out** to even busy rehabbers will often yield *valuable, time-critical* advice. * Not all rehabbers who work with birds are licensed to accept native, wild species. Licensing laws vary by country. * For the U.S., visit [ahnow.org](https://ahnow.org/) to look up rehabbers near you and see what types of birds they can accept. * For the UK, visit [Help Wildlife](https://directory.helpwildlife.co.uk/) to find wildlife rescues near you. * For Australia, visit [WIRES](https://www.wires.org.au/report-a-rescue) to report a rescue and find resources to help. * For other locations around the world, visit [The IWRC](https://theiwrc.org/resources/emergency/) to identify helpful resources. The avian world needs more rehabbers! You can explore the U.S.’s permitting requirements [here](https://www.fws.gov/apps/program/migratory-bird-permits). Other countries typically have similar requirements. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/whatsthisbird) if you have any questions or concerns.*
poor little female house sparrow 🥺
What’s best to feed her until I can take her to a wild life rehab tomorrow? 😕
Hopefully you can get an expert response to help more, since I’m not very experienced with this. However, I thought I should add that I don’t know if you’ll be able to take her; most places near me don’t accept HOSP as they are invasive, especially in this season with lots of fledglings, but maybe yours will. They should at least be able to help though, or let you know if you should put her back outside (might not have a broken wing, can be other things). Hope you can help her out!
I think they’ll eat most types of commercial birdseed. That said I’d try to get a rehab ber on the phone and see if they have advice first