We just found a nesting baby bird on the pavement. it might be a gull. the rspca told us to feed it water ?!?!

Question

How should we care for it?

Answer 1

Hold it and with a dropper feed it water....Good Luck!!! and God bless....

Answer 2

Nestlings have down feathers and belong in a nest.

If the bird is fully feathered, it's a fledgling, not a nestling.

Fledglings are not supposed to be in nests. Uninjured fledglings do not need to be rescued. They need to be left alone.

If the bird is a fledgling, just move it to a safer location off of the pavement, in the exact same area.

If the bird is a nestling, and you cannot locate the nest, OR if it is injured, OR if it is truly abandoned (parents have not returned at all), you should contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. They are trained and equipped experts, and the only people who can legally care for native wild birds in North America.

Check this link for worldwide listings:

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

In the US, rehabilitation is regulated by the Federal government and State DNR (Dept of Natural Resources), or Dept of Fish and Game. Services are free to the public, as all native wild birds are protected by federal law.

There are several sites with listing of rehabbers, although the easiest way to find one is to search Yahoo! or Google for "wildlife rehabilitation + your state (try both full and abbreviated)". Also search on "DNR rehabilitation + your state".

You may be able to find a contact for a nearby rehabber through your local humane society, animal shelter, or police department.

Links are also available on these sites:

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

http://www.greenpeople.org/sanctuary.htm

http://www.iwrc-online.org/

http://wrcmn.org/public/default.asp

http://www.wildliferehabilitators.com/li...

Answer 3

That's so sweet...use a dropper, go to a pet store if you don't have one already, maybe buy bird seed as well.