Found a baby bird on the ground. What to do?

Question

Yesterday, my sister and her two friends went to the park, and found a baby bird. They had water bottles, so they poured some water on a leaf and the baby bird seemed to drink it.

Also, the bird was found near a pond, which had tiny water-dwelling snails. They took some of those, crushed them, and fed them to the bird bit by bit.

Today, they went back to the park where the bird was, and it was remarkably still alive. Supposedly someone had brought a box for it, because they found it in a cardboard box that wasn't there yesterday.

They have fed it snails and watered it again today.

What other measures do we need to take to keep it alive? What should it be fed? Is there a better way to water it? Do we need to take it somewhere? I live in Colorado.

Thanks.

Blake

Answer 1

Take it to the vets before a anmimal gets the poor thing. :(

Answer 2

Lots of people find baby birds and take care of them until they can become adults.  Why not just take it home and continue to do what you're doing? If you don't, a cat or other animal will probably get it and kill it.  They aren't difficult to raise.  We always used to bring in the ones we found and raise them. They grow fast so we're talking a matter of a couple months or so.

Answer 3

I had that happen i tryed to take care of it because i thought if you touch the bird then the mom would not take it! But then it died! We were going to bring it to the vet too see what to do so do that!

Answer 4

This is a tough choice if you really want to raise it on your own you could but you could never put it back in the wild because it woulden't know how to survive in the wild. . I would just keep what doing what you're doing the mother might not come back if anyone touched it. You could take it to a rescue wild life center or care for it yourself. But other than that you would have to leave it which it a tough decision

Answer 5

Ironically enough I also live in Colorado, if the mother hasn't wandered towards the bird yet, then it is definately abandoned.

If you don't intend on taking care of it yourself you need to get it to someone who knows more about it's species, such places as the bird center in Parker might be able to assist you...

Even if you do intend on keeping it take it to a vet... I recommend Lone Tree Vet Center, they have a bird specialist who is there every so often and even if she is not available they have excelent care and advice...

If you would like advice over the phone I recommend calling

Pet world (303 237 4040) they can give you loads of advice

Answer 6

when i found a bird i kept it and was teaching it to fly..feed it on the second day i was feeding it and it choked..so leave the bird or take it to a vet

Answer 7

If the bird is fully feathered, it is most likely a fledgling and has left the nest on it's own and it's parents are caring for it. It is normal for birds to leave the nest before they can fly.   You need to replace it where you found it..preferably in a scrub or tree so it is relatively safe from predators, and the parents should come back to feed it.  If it is unfeathered...then look for a nest and if you can find it...replace it into the nest.  Do not worry about your scent being on the chick..birds have a very poorly developed sense of smell and will NOT reject a baby that has been touched.  If you cannot find a nest, get the bird to a local wildlife rehab for it's best chance of survival.  Also, keep in mind, it is illegal for you to try and raise this bird on your own.  Look for a rehab here:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contactA...

Answer 8

most states have wildlife re habbers call your local police or game warden they will give you a number.

Answer 9

two summers ago i found a baby bird and tried to care for it, but it passed away a few days later. I called a local ASPCA and they told me to feed it soggy dogfood. The birds natural instincts will take over and they will begin to chase after bugs as they get older. be aware that taking care of a baby bird is a full time and very noisy job. And they also must be kept very warm. if you live in a highly air conditioned house, the bird has no chance to survive. i would try to call your local ASPCA and see if they have someone that can take it in who is experienced, because unfortunately they told me that baby birds don't have a very high chance of reaching adulthood when taken care of by people. better to let someone deal with it who knows what they're doing.