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McMath said she's helped rescue about 20 birds in the last six weeks, but Reginald is now on his way to the Louisiana State University School of Veterinary Medicine's Wildlife Hospital, where he will receive treatment for his injuries.

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\"The plan with Reginald, ultimately, hopefully, is that he will be repaired and rehabbed well enough to be released into the wild,\" McMath said.

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