Baby dove won't go back in his nest!?

Question

This baby dove was in his nest with his mom and i scared him and he flew out of his nest with the mom and the mom came back but the back dove is just sitting under the nest in our garage. The nest is on one of the tracks on garage opener. and so im afraid that if i take him in or help him up that the mom won't want him. i need pro answers i don't want anyone to guess. plz help he's been there for 2 to 3 hours.

Answer 1

h**l be okay.

just leave him

pretty much the same thing happened to me by my house the two baby morning doves just lived under the bushes in front of my house for a few days.

i am pretty sure they are okay now!

Answer 2

its not true that if you touch a bird that the moms want have nothing to do with them they will here it holler and come to  them they might not if they see you but i would put it back and see. if it want stay in the nest let it stay where it is and leave it alone and let the mom take care of it.

Answer 3

It's a myth that the mom will reject him if she smells human on him.

The best thing to do is put him back in the nest.

Answer 4

thats happened to me before so i would buy some bird food and make tracks so he would come out and put food in the nest or you could put on gloves and put him back in the nest!! i really hope this helps because i have a dove and it is really pretty but my dove is called a white dove and be careful

Answer 5

try shooing the mother away, and make sure she can't see you or the baby bird, then put the bird back in the nest.

Answer 6

Baby birds fledge (leave the nest) several days before they start to fly. They hop around on the ground, and they climb on low branches until their wings are strong enough for them to fly. The parent birds continue to feed and care for the fledglings until they are self-sufficient. If the bird has most of his feathers, leave him alone (or if you have already taken him, put him back.)

If the baby has mostly fuzz, he is not ready to fledge. Try to put him back in the nest. Do not worry about your scent being on him. It won't bother the mother. Wildlife biologists take baby peregrine falcons out of the nest to test them and band them, and they handle them with their bare hands. When they put the babies back in the nest, mom never rejects them. You can see photos here: http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/p...

If, for any reason, you can not get him back in the nest and you are afraid that the neighborhood cats might get him, call a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. You should be able to find one here: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.... Also, if the bird is an injured adult, contact a licensed rehabber.

Licensed wildlife rehabilitators have the specialized training to care for sick, injured and orphaned wild animals, and they have the required state and federal licenses that allow them to keep the wild animals until they are healthy enough to be released

Answer 7

If You Find A Baby Bird

Is the bird injured (bleeding, broken bones, puncture wounds, been in a cat’s mouth, open wounds, etc.)?

If YES, take the bird to your nearest wildlife veterinarian or rehabilitator.

If NO, see below.

Is the bird fully feathered?

If YES, any fully feathered baby bird found on the ground, seemingly unable to fly, is probably just fledging. If it appears to be uninjured, leave the area, and do your best to keep pets and children away from the bird. The parent(s) will not feed the youngster while people are around.

If NO, attempt to find the nest. An uninjured bird found on the ground with little or no feathers needs to be returned to the nest. Look around in trees and bushes to see if you can locate the nest. Correct identification of the nestling or of the parents will help locate the nest (i.e. bluebirds are box or cavity nesters, morning doves build basket nests on horizontal branches or in a tree fork).

Can you find the nest?

If YES, simply put the bird back. However, make sure the young are warm to the touch. If the baby is not, you can simply warm the bird in your hands before returning it to the nest. Returning a young cold bird to the nest will sometimes encourage the parent to push the baby out of the nest, as it is trying to remove a cold object away from other warm eggs and/ or young.

If the nest is unreachable, construct a substitute nest of a similar size and shape (margarine tubs with drain holes punched in the bottom and filled with grass make fine substitute nests) and securely attach it as close as possible to the original nest site. Contrary to popular belief, the parents will not be frightened off by your "scent" and will return to feed the baby if it calls for food. If you want to be sure the parent(s) will continue to feed the baby, watch the baby from a safe distance, preferably indoors. Do not be alarmed if you don’t see the parent return. Typically wild animals will not return to the nest if you are visible and/ or in the area.

If NO, you can’t find the nest, construct a substitute nest in the place where the nestling was found. Watch from indoors to see if a parent returns (be patient, it may not happen immediately). If a parent for more than half a day does not visit the nest, contact a licensed songbird rehabilitator for advice.

Please give baby birds the best possible chance for survival and leave them in the wild where they belong! Never attempt to treat or raise a baby bird on your own. Despite your best efforts, most hand-raised birds will die.

Answer 8

when people say that if you touch a baby bird than the more won't accept it back into it's nest, they are wrong, the mother does not care. What you need to do is immediately call place, maybe a vet, or if you hav one in your area, a raptor care area. do this immediately, because baby birds, need constent feeding and nourishment, so if you do not hav a raptor care area, or something similar to that, call your vet!

Answer 9

Not touch him,give it a while,keep a eye out.

Answer 10

if that happened, the mom most likely abandoned it :\

Answer 11

pick him up and try to put him in the nest.i did this to a robin once and the mother didn't care.but if it continues to fly out of the nest then put the dove in a box until it can fly.

Answer 12

I've had the same problem, just take him in, if your too scared to touch him then use gloved. just get an old blanet and a basket or box and lay him in it. Then call the SPCA/human society to come and pick him up.

Answer 13

Get a broom and encourage him to scoot away from your garage, then leave him alone. It's probably time for it to learn to fly. You are right, don't touch him, the second it gets human smell on it the moms usually abandon them.

Answer 14

Leave him alone, the mother will take care of him and make sure he is fed.  He was probably ready to leave the nest even though he can't fly yet.  Most birds end up on the ground before they can fly be cause they either jump, fall, or are pushed out of the nest by the parents.

The thing about the parents not accepting the baby if he has been touched by a human is pure hogwash!!!

Answer 15

Put the baby back.  The mother will still accept it.  The sooner the better.  Good luck :)

Answer 16

If the baby fell out of its nest and you dont help him he will die. You will have to be its momm now. Mothers will not help the baby once it has left the nest. Bring it to a vet or look up the way to take care of it. Those are your only 2 options to help it live

If you do put it back in the nest you will essentually kill it because the baby will have your scent (gloves or not) and will push it back out of the nest and or leave it to starve.

Answer 17

You can go ahead and put the baby back into the nest..if he stays fine..but he may jump back out again if he is ready to leave. The parents will continue to care for him..it is normal for baby birds to leave the nest before they can fly.   Do not worry about touching the baby bird...the adults will not abandon or reject a baby touched by a human..birds do not have a good sense of smell and will NOT smell your scent. This is an old wives tale..no truth to it at all.    If the bird is fully feathered it will be leaving the nest soon anyway...if mostly bald..it will probably stay in the nest.

Edit: I really wish people that did not know what the heck they are talking about  would stop answering these questions.  Even people here giving the correct advice all got thumbs down..what is going on here??

Answer 18

that was a bad idea to scare him. put on gloves and do the chicken dance. After you do that for 4 hours, he will appear in his nest. PICK THE STUPID THING UP!!!

Answer 19

Did anyone ever touch this dove?? If they did the mom won't accept him and then the only thing you can do is try to raise him yourself.