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Hero who ‘had a few too many’ rescues baby bird with an Uber ride

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ABOVE: A man in Utah is being praised for calling an Uber for an orphan baby bird he found as well as for not drinking and driving to get the bird to a rehabilitation centre – Jul 4, 2019

Don’t drink and drive a baby bird to the animal hospital. Instead, call an Uber.

A wildlife rehab centre in Utah is applauding a drunk man who saved an orphaned lesser goldfinch by summoning an Uber last month.

The man called the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah to tell them a baby bird was on its way in an Uber, staff told The Associated Press. They said the man “had a few too many” drinks, but he was still sharp enough to recognize that he shouldn’t get behind the wheel.

The bird arrived at the rehab centre an hour later.

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“No, seriously, this little orphaned Lesser Goldfinch was the sole occupant of an Uber vehicle for a ride to WRCNU,” the centre wrote on Facebook.

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“Thank you to the rescuer who helped this little one get the care it needed in a timely manner, and thank you for keeping yourself safe and others on the road safe as well!”

A lesser goldfinch chick is shown at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah on June 30, 2019. WRCNU/Facebook

Centre director Dalyn Marthaler says the bird was thin and dehydrated when when he arrived. He should be healthy enough to return to the wilderness in a few weeks.

In the meantime, staff at the centre are calling their visitor “Petey.”

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—With files from The Associated Press

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