How do birds get their babies back into the nest when they have fallen to the ground? There must be a way....?

Answer 1

Great question. They can't. If they locate the nestling, they would continue to care for it but the chances are very slim as the nestling might be seriously injured. That is why we need people lke you, dear.

Answer 2

Birds, unfortunately, do not get their babies back in the nest when they fall out. Sometimes, the parents actually push a baby out, if it is sick or deformed. The parents recognize that the baby has little chance to survive, and they get rid of it, so the food they bring back goes to the stronger and healthier ones.

Sometimes a baby falls out accidentally. The parents will usually try to feed and care for the baby on the ground, but a young baby needs the warmth of the nest, and often dies from lack of heat, if the predators don't get him first.

Then there are the babies that people assume fell out of the nest, but they are actually fledglings. Baby birds fledge (leave the nest) a few days before they can fly. They hop around on the ground and climb on low branches until their wings are strong enough for them to fly. The parents feed the fledglings on the ground.

The babies of some species fledge one or two at a time, with younger siblings remaining in the nest an extra day or two, and the parents will feed both the fledglings and the nestlings. The babies of other species all fledge at the same time from a single nest. One day, all the babies are there in the nest, the next day, the nest is empty.

If you find a baby bird on the ground, it is best to leave it there. It might be a fledgling, or it might be a baby that was pushed from the nest. If you are absolutely certain that it was a baby who fell accidentally (you found it after a big windstorm), you can put the baby back in the nest. The people who say that the mother will reject the babies if you touch them are absolutely wrong. Wildlife biologists regualarly remove baby peregrine falcons from their nests to weigh them, draw blood for testing, and band them. They handle the birds with their bare hands. And when they return the babies to the nests, the parents always accept them back with no problems. You can see photos here:
http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/perefalcon.htm

Answer 3

A tiny baby must go to a vet that takes in wildlife! They know exactly how to care for them right down to what temperature and how much food to give them. It is easy to over feed a baby bird!
When I come across an injured animal I bring it to my vet who takes care of all wildlife. They usually survive depending on how old they are and then they either re-introduce them to the wild or rehome them. Putting the bird back into the nest a lot of the time will not work if there is something wrong with the bird.
I once nursed a baby woodpecker back to health and the parents never left that baby bird alone. They were there for it the whole time! If I could of found it's nest I could have put him back. But I wasn't that lucky and cared for hime myself! When I knew he was good to go, I put him in the tree and the parents along with a few other woodpeckers flew over to help him out.
That's the only way I know how to care for a bird. Hope this helps!

Answer 4

Unfortunately, birds don't do that. The most the parents would do from what I've seen, is just to hover or hang around the fallen baby bird. Most of these babies (if they're very young and have no feathers) end up dead as ants and other predators usually have them. If the fallen babies are a bit older, they may suffer from broken legs or tend to try to survive by hiding in shrubs or among low lying plants while the parent bird will still continue to feed it and try to protect it while it's on the ground.
I once rescued a young mynah bird. It seemed almost grown but it still couldn't fly. It suffered a terribly broken leg that was bent badly. When I picked it up, the two parent birds were cawing and acting flustered above the tree tops directly above me as naturally, they would've thought I was going to harm their baby. I reared the baby until it was grown and healthy and very pampered.
Once I saw a baby crow fell out of the nest and a group of crows were huddled around the fledgeling and cawing around it. It looked like they were trying to get it to fly. The fledgeing kept bobbing it's head up and down and after a while, it took off flying but it flew very fast and erratically and finally perched somewhere far away. It must've been it's first attempt to fly, hence the poor flight performance.
It's best to put birds that have fallen out of the nest back or if not, take it back and nurse it to health. It's very fulfilling to save a helpless and innocent life.

Answer 5

They don't. You can place the baby back if it's extremely young and has few feathers.(Birds have no sense of smell. The idea that you can't touch the baby is a myth!) If the baby is trying to fly and well-feathered, leave it! Mother and father will care for it on the ground.(It is more vulnerable to predators but, with luck, it will make it.)
BTW- The only birds who can smell are vultures. They are the only ones who need the ability to find food>)

Answer 6

If a baby bird falls from the nest, it dies, either from the fall, or from opportunistic predators on the ground. The adult birds do not attempt to retrieve them.

Answer 7

If the babies fall out the mother doesn't care, it is afraid that a human being might attack the bird usually when the baby disapperas it is eaten by a hawk.

Answer 8

I am always sad when I see so many babies on the ground in the spring. It is tempting to try to save them but I agree with the other answers, it is survival of the fittest. Sad but true.

Answer 9

Quite often the babies are left to die but the worst thing you could do is try to touch the bird.

Answer 10

make a nest on the ground