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Just moved to a small county. Called and it seems there is no wildlife rehab. To drive is a 2 hr drive to civilization IF they can help the bird.
Baby bird found on ground. There were 3 all together but while i slept w/window open, heard ruckus. Came out 1-2 hrs later to see no birds in the nest. Looked on the ground and only one was there, konked out. It woke up about 10 min later, alert so I picked up using gloves and put into nest. Momma Robin was going nuts this morning when I did this.
The hawk was ready to swarm down again, this is the only reason I intervened. Prefer NOT to care for a bird.
The 3 babies just opened their eyes the last 48 hrs.
I gave baby water holding her beak open though she has the ability to open her beak but was scared?
Babies legs may be broken, dunno. Squeeled when I picked her up
Left her inside 1 hr to keep her away from death form the hawk.
Also while I got a ladder from neighbor to put baby back in the nest and re-position.
The two Vet offices I called had no advice.
The Hawks been gone a few hours now....but I'd like Momma to come back and feed and water her baby for a bit while I sit here ready to swat the attacking hawk. No Momma as of yet.
We live in BFE but our local store has worms right now due to visiting fisherman. They are big brown ugly worms
When should I feed them?
Momma placed the nest way too low but such is life. I put it back in the same spot
Just moved to a small county. Called and it seems there is no wildlife rehab. To drive is a 2 hr drive to civilization IF they can help the bird.
Baby bird found on ground. There were 3 all together but while i slept w/window open, heard ruckus. Came out 1-2 hrs later to see no birds in the nest. Looked on the ground and only one was there, konked out. It woke up about 10 min later, alert so I picked up using gloves and put into nest. Momma Robin was going nuts this morning when I did this.
The hawk was ready to swarm down again, this is the only reason I intervened. Prefer NOT to care for a bird.
The 3 babies just opened their eyes the last 48 hrs.
I gave baby water holding her beak open though she has the ability to open her beak but was scared?
Babies legs may be broken, dunno. Squeeled when I picked her up
Left her inside 1 hr to keep her away from death form the hawk.
Also while I got a ladder from neighbor to put baby back in the nest and re-position.
The two Vet offices I called had no advice.
The Hawks been gone a few hours now....but I'd like Momma to come back and feed and water her baby for a bit while I sit here ready to swat the attacking hawk. No Momma as of yet.
We live in BFE but our local store has worms right now due to visiting fisherman. They are big brown ugly worms
When should I feed them?
Momma placed the nest way too low but such is life. I put it back in the same spot
You need information and you need it quickly.
I found this under "wildlife rehab California." If there are no listings for your area, call at random. You can almost certainly get emergency help over the phone as well as referrals.
Two houses up, a Contractor is working on a house so I asked if I could borrow his ladder
He obliged with much advice upon how to handle this baby bird.
Claiming to have re-habilitated hundreds of birds in his life
And being a certified falconeer
Long story short, the bird is still alive. I expect it will remain that way
We were told after we continue to feed the bird around 3 weeks, he will need to take flight
And there is some fancy word for teaching the bird how to get his own food.
He said he'd drop by during that time to help us.
But for now, we are out of the woods
And will learn ourselves or however, how to teach this bird how to find food
Tossing worms on the ground and such.....
Talk about lucky!! Thanks so much Happy for your info
Happy to hear baby bird is still alive. Most often they are killed by accident by those who have good intentions but they have zero experience on the most basic task of on to how to feed them.
Last edited by ForLoveOnly; 07-20-2018 at 12:01 AM..
Happy to hear baby bird is still alive. Most often they are killed by accident by those who have good intentions but they have zero experience on the most basic task of on to how to feed them.
Forgot to say we think Hawk killed Momma Robin
My husband backed up the truck and ran over the Momma Robin
Yet we've never heard of such a thing.
How can he run over a bird?? they usually move so it was surely injured or already dead
I think I've seen a robin or two dead along a road here or there over the years, so I guess occasionally they do get hit by cars.
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