After a story about bird-rescue-via-Uber went viral, Portland Audubon has a message for would-be do-gooders: Please don’t.

It started when a man in Utah, who had had a few drinks with friends on a Sunday, saw a bird fall from the sky, according to CNN. After the man, Tim Crowley, sent a picture of the bird to the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Northern Utah, the center told him to bring the bird in.

But he was not sober, so Crowley called an Uber. After one failed attempt, according to CNN, a second Uber took the bird, a lesser goldfinch, to the center and the goldfinch was taken in for rehabilitation.

The story on Facebook earned about 3,700 reactions and 2,000 shares.

But the popular story isn’t popular with Portland Audubon. In a post on its website Monday, the wild bird conservation organization reported that the Wildlife Care Center just received its first “bird by Uber.”

“We had someone send an Uber driver with a bird this morning,” Stephanie Herman, Wildlife Care Center manager, said Monday.

While this wasn’t the first time a bird has arrived this way, Herman suspects this bird, an American robin sent with no information, is related to the viral Utah story.

“We’re missing information that might be vital to its care,” Herman said of the bird.

The organization decided to take the opportunity to educate the public.

“We wanted to take a moment to highlight why this tactic is problematic when it’s done regularly rather than as a last resort,” Portland Audubon wrote.

There are three main issues with the approach of just putting a bird in a vehicle with a person who doesn’t know about said bird, most of which are informational, according to the Portland Audubon post.

“When a bird comes to us via Uber/Taxi/Lyft, we have no way of taking down information about the bird’s history,” the post read. “Was it found in the mouth of a cat? Did it hit a window? Did it fall from a nest? The answers to all of those questions drastically change medical care for that bird.”

Herman said if a bird is attacked by a cat, for example, the center will start antibiotics.

Another issue is that birds that really shouldn’t have been moved end up in the center.

“This time of year there are many birds, fledgling birds, on the ground," Herman said. “It is normal for baby birds to jump out of the nest and spend some time on the ground.”

Portland Audubon needs to know where the bird came from so it can be returned to that spot, the post said.

Even if the bird does need to be treated, the post continued, the bird will ultimately be released back into the wild. It is imperative that the center know where it came from in either case, something that can’t happen with anonymous bird drops via Uber.

The fourth point is the one that should give any prospective car-service-bird-rescuer pause: “In the rare instance that an animal has an illness that could affect people or other animals,” the post states, “we need to be able to follow up, so having accurate contact information is vital.”

But the Portland Audubon isn’t completely anti-Uber rescue.

“If, like Tim Crowley, an Uber is a necessary last resort, we ask that the person calls our Wildlife Care Center first so we can learn the history of the animal and ensure it needs our help,” the post states. “We are open 365 days a year from 9 - 5 p.m. and can be reached by phone at 503-292-0304. Our wildlife experts are always here to help.”

In general, if you see a bird you think may be injured, Herman said, give it some space and observe it. “Watch from a distance, and if mom is still visiting, then we would suggest leaving the bird alone,” Herman advised.

You should also call the center first so specialists can talk you through the situation before you pick up any bird.

“People want to help and they think they are helping,” Herman said. “Unfortunately, a lot of wild animals do better if we leave them alone.”