Nestless and Rescued: Firefighter Uses Coffee Cup To Save Baby Bird From Smoky Soberanes Fire

[jpak]

http://patch.com/california/watsonville/nestless-rescue-firefighter-uses-coffee-cup-save-baby-bird-smoky-soberanes

MONTEREY COUNTY, CA – A firefighter fighting the massive Soberanes fire in Monterey County carried a tiny baby bird to safety in a Starbucks coffee cup, according to the SPCA for Monterey County.

The firefighter brought the fledgling Pacific-Slope Flycatcher into the SPCA Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday. Its left eye was closed, likely because it was irritated by the smoke from the nearly 5,800-acre fire.

As of Friday, the little bird was bright, alert, responsive and eating well, SPCA officials said. They expect he'll fully recover and be able to return to the wild.

The flycatcher is just one of a menagerie of displaced animals the SPCA of Monterey County has taken in because of the Soberanes fire. In addition to the bird, 180 pets have been taken in, including 44 cats, 33 dogs, 65 chickens, six goats, six ducks, five turkeys, four guinea hens, five horses, three donkeys, three parakeets, a rabbit, a lamb, a turtle, a tarantula, a king snake and a leopard gecko.

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[SunSeeker]

1. Glad he's recovering. That fire has been devastating. nt

[niyad]

2. kudos to that firefighter, and the wonderful people of monterey county aspca.