![]() If no nest can be located, you will need assistance from someone licensed to care for injured and orphaned wildlife. Attempt to ensure that the nest will stay put, then leave the area so that it is quiet for one to two hours. If the entire nest has fallen down, try to place the nest back where it came from. Birds have a poor sense of smell, so your handling will not discourage the parents from caring for the baby bird. Baby birds must be fed frequently and need to be returned to their parents’ care. If, however, the baby bird has its eyes closed and very few feathers, it needs to be returned to the nest as soon as possible. Enjoy watching the parents return to the youngster with food, after you have left the area. If you must move the fledgling, try to keep it in close proximity to where it was originally discovered. Even a picnic table or house eve may work well as a safer location for the bird. Hang the box in a nearby tree or a dense bush. A shallow box or a shoe box with an open side can be used to hold the bird. If necessary, move the fledgling off the ground so that cats or other animals don’t get it. Humans do not make good bird parents and the fledgling’s best chance of surviving is to remain with its parents so it can learn how to find food and survive on its own. The fledgling will be very vocal as it calls to the parent bird(s), and the parents will continue to feed it until it grows to maturity. ![]() When a fledgling either jumps from the nest or is pushed out by a sibling, it will hop around trying to locate a low branch. You have discovered a baby bird out of its nest! If the bird looks like a bird – that is, it has feathers and hops around – it is no longer considered a baby but a fledgling. ![]()
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