There is a baby bird that fell out of the nest. How do I help?

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 for info on how to care.
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 these Yahoo Answers too -
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Aq1GdvtmX27UJrgshR77Jersy6IX?qid=20060711181307AAZ59uh
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

Many people answered that the mother bird will abandon the baby if it was touched, they ARE COMPLETELY WRONG! Don't know why people answer these questions when they don't know what the heck they are talking about! This is a myth, an old wives tale, totally untrue. Okay, if the bird is completly feathered, it has most likely already left the nest on it's own, they leave the nest before they can fly and get feed by parents until they can fly and forage on their own. Leave it where it is if this is the case. If it is bald, or BARELY feathered, look for a nest, and put it back in the nest if possible. If you can't find or reach the nest, call a local rehab. If you can't find one yourself, call your local vet or humane society as they usually keep these numbers on hand for people in your situation. Good Luck.

Answer 3

Just put it right back in there. No, the mother bird will not abandon it because of the "human" smell- that's a myth. I don't recommend trying to care for it yourself; birds, especially babies, are very hard to care for because of their feeding requirements (mashed food must be placed directly into the croup, not just in the beak, every 1-2 hours).

If the bird is obviously injured in some way (bleeding, broken leg, etc.) then try to find a vet clinic that treats wildlife at no charge, or a qualified wildlife rehab center. If no injury is apparent, just stick it back in the nest and let Momma Bird do her thing.

Answer 4

Sorry to hear. What kind of baby bird is it? If it is a dove,your out of luck they are nearly impossible to aid. Most bird though can be saved depending on age. Feeding them is pretty easy. Take a dropper like for medicine and use it with crushed puppy food mixed with water,they will eat it. make sure you keep them in a warm place and give them allot of attention. Returning them to the nest is a sure fire way not to help. You have to be creative yet gentle. The odds are at least 30 70 not in your favor but that's the way of life.

Answer 5

If you are able to put the baby back into it's nest and it does not seem injured, please do so. Touching the baby wiil NOT cause it's parents to abandon it (this is a myth), birds have a very poor since of smell. If the baby is injured please see my website, Starling and sparrow rescue and care : http://www.starlingrescueandcare , for emergency instruction as well as to identify what type of bird you have. Hope this helps!
Sincerely, Audra

Answer 6

You shouldn't touch it, because if you do the parents will smell you on it and abandon it. one thing to do is try to heard it into the open so the parents can see it and if you start getting swooped just go inside and they'll get the baby. If you did touch it you can take it inside make sure he's very warm all the time, and feed it smashed up cheerios. I did it once and i raised a cardinal

Answer 7

that happend to me as well it was baby robin. it wise not to do anything to it the mother bird will not help its baby once it had human contact. im not sure why though but the mother bird should come back for it if no one touched it that is

Answer 8

Call animal control. If you touch it, there is a good chance of contracting H5N1 (avian bird flu). Also, it might be a goverment protected species, in which case, touching it would run you up a 1000+ fine.

Answer 9

Put it back in the nest. That story about the parents smelling your scent is a MYTH. Go to http://www.scwc.org/ they will tell you the same thing.

Answer 10

hello miss,
u should take care for the bird and keep her on your terrace so that the other birds may help or seeing them it can also fly ok and regularly give her some food.
if u like my answer atleast mail me.