I picked up a bird yesterday morning which wasn't moving, but was still
alive (I assume it was stunned). I put it in a paper grocery bag and
did not hear any sounds until right before I got to the WHS parking
lot. Then the bird started fluttering. I waited several minutes in
the parking lot, but the bird kept moving in the bag. I was concerned
that it might injure itself in the bag, so I took it outside my car and
opened the bag (I figured if the bird was injured, it wouldn't be able
to fly away). The second I opened the bag, it zipped up into the sky
and flew away. If I have this situation again in the future, is it
okay to release birds which seem to have recovered, or would you like
to examine all birds before they are released? I arrived at WHS at
7:30am, so would have had to leave this bird at the back door until
someone arrived.