[cobirds] Injured crossbill specimen

Hello all,

On my lunchtime walk around the neighborhood (Pine Brook Hills, Boulder) I came across a mature, female red crossbill in the middle of the road. She was panting and clearly in distress so I moved her to the side of the road but I suspect that she won't make it. As they are relatively novel birds, I'm wondering if this might be a desirable bird for collections and/or interpretive centers around here, should she not make it. Any guidance there would be helpful.

There was another female flattened in the road not far away so I'm guessing it could have been a car strike - hopefully not disease. I didn't scan the sides of the road carefully for more birds. Alternatively, there were quite a few ponderosa pines felled as part of fire mitigation on a nearby lot, so that could have played a role if they're still nesting around here.

Thank you,

Preston

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