Hi. It's me again. My son just found a baby bird in the road. I don't know what kind it is but it can't fly

Answer 1

These sites explain all about what to do for orphan and injured birds -
http://www.crowsystems.com/rehab/babybird.html - this is an excellent article - be sure to read down the entire page!
http://www.stokesbirdsathome.com/q&a/archive/qa108.html
http://besgroup.blogspot.com/2006/02/what-happened-when-nestling-fell-out.html
http://www.projectwildlife.org/find-babysongbirds.htm
And this Yahoo Best Answer too -
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/?qid=1006050608886

I've got a lot of links to wildlife carers from a lot of countries on my site, at
http://au.geocities.com/leaswebsite/links under "Wildlife Assistance" - just click on them all, click on your country and state, have a browse, 'phone them and ask their advice.

Very very best of luck.

Answer 2

Call your local Wardens service and request that they come and get it. Let them decide the best course of action, whether it be a wildlife rehabilitator or humanly dispatching of the bird. Keep it warm until the wardens arrive. A 25 watt bulb placed 18" over the bird will keep it warm. Put it in a box with some paper towel. Do not feel bad if it dies. Sometimes the hen of some species will push a sick chick out of the nest to protect the others. A predator may have taken the bird from the nest and just dropped it as well. Good luck.

Answer 3

Try to find a nest and gently put it in the nest with a glove on! The bird my die anywy because of stress. When i was younger I found a whole nest of baby featherless birds dumped over in my yard. We tried to care for them, but they died bc they had too much stress and we couldn't feed them properly. Your best bet is to find an empty nest to place it in...it will have the best chance for survival there. Good luck.

PS - It may be the first lesson for your son in the circle of life.. good luck with that too!

Answer 4

get it to your nearest wildlife rescue or vet. If there is none, as sad as it is I suggest that you put it out of it's misery, one a baby bird has been touched by a human the scent stays there and the baby bird is rejected. I don't really suggest keeping as a pet though. Hope this helps.

Answer 5

First of all, it is a complete myth that handling of young birds by humans will result in parental abandonment -- especially in terms of a "human scent" (birds generally do not have a great sense of smell -- they are much more visual creatures). However, while that statement is totally untrue, there are a number of GOOD reasons for not handling a young bird if not necessary (e.g. to remove fledglings from immediate danger of present predators, cars, etc). For greater information, I recommend starting with this link:
http://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/babybird.asp

Good luck!
rg, PhD

Answer 6

Well, I would take it to the vet, but be ready for a bill. However, it is likely the bird may die soon. Sometimes the bird is "frightened to death", especially if it is very young. Try to explain it to your boy. I hope he did not touch it as this will lead to it's parents abandoning it, if they even try looking. GL . God willing...

Answer 7

It may be too young to fly. Vets a good idea. Most would say leave it under a tree though. Its parents may be watching for it. If it is an adult that has been hit, a vet would be able to tell you.
Good luck.

Answer 8

Cna you discrib what kind of bird it is? But if you want the best advice on caring for it then ask a vet or wildlife specialist.

Answer 9

Contact the local wildlife rehabilitation center, and head on over there once they're open. They know what to do and how to identify young birds.

Answer 10

Always leave fledglings alone, their parents are about and will come back if you put it back. More birds lose their lives due to people taking little fledgelings than anything probably.
PUT IT BACK AND LET THE PARENTS SORT IT OUT!