If a burlap bag must be used to transport the bird, tie the bird's legs together with a nylon stocking to keep it from footing someone during transport or release. If possible, ask a local bird bander to attach a leg band. Banding information can be very useful to the research and management of raptors. Transport the bird as quickly and comfortably as possible. Minimize excess handling, and above all, keep the bird calm and cool.
More birds die of overheating during shipment than of any other cause.
Transport the bird as far away from the trapping site as possible. If a bird is trapped in the fall, help it along its way by transporting it southward.