So many of these places are run by animal rights nuts that I would put a bird down before taking one to an unknown "care center". They may at the most have one real person who knows and actually cares about the animals but even s/he might be a complete nut.
Exactly. I remember reading your hawk...
Holy crap!
I would call and demand to talk to the director ASAP, not some stupid volunteer. You DO NOT wash a duck with dawn unless it has been caught in an oil spill. What a moron!