What to do about a baby bird in our backyard???? HELP!?

Question

I have a cute little baby bird in my backyard. His mother is dead under our trampoline. He won't leave her side. We are gonna remove the mother later. We think he fell out of his nest... I dont want to just leave him! We put out some food for him and a little water... Would it be okay to take him inside if we buy him a little cage? I already have a pet bird so I have plenty of bird seed. Please help! A cat could get him if I dont act fast.

Answer 1

call the animal shelter

Answer 2

Get the baby into a safe place, a small cage will do. He may be too young to feed himself. You will need tweezers to feed him.Catch small bugs or worms and use the tweezers to feed him with. An eye dropper is need to give him water,(not too much). Thanks for people like you who care about our little friends. Good luck!!

Answer 3

You'd better call a local wildlife rehabilitation facility.  They may require you to drop the baby bird off, or pick it up themselves.  If this isn't possible, and you are bent on temporarily taking care of it, read this site completely: http://home.earthlink.net/~azmagpie/id20...

It's detailed on what care is necessary.

Good luck with it.

Answer 4

call animal control

baby birds need to be constantly fed, and you dont know if it eats pre digested worms or not

you wouldn't be able to fulfill its need well enough so just call up animal control

keep it in your house in a blanket or something until they arrive

if you try to take care of it on your own, it will die

Answer 5

Sure, bring him inside.  You may need help to feed him if he's too little to eat.

Good Luck.

Answer 6

Take care of the baby bird until it is old enough

Answer 7

Don't bother buying a cage.  No one is permitted to keep native wild birds as pets.

If the bird is fully feathered, it didn't fall out of nest - it's a fledgling.  Baby birds leave the nest before they can fly.  Fledglings are supposed to be on the ground.

If the bird is a fledgling (feathered), and the other parent is feeding it - please leave it alone.

If it's a nestling (bald, down or pin feathers), it belongs in a nest.  If there is another parent actively caring for it - you should attempt to put it back in the nest, if possible.

If the bird is truly abandoned,  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 8

Animal care and control will pick him up, i think it's best if they get him strong and let him go. Better life than living in a cage.

Answer 9

AWW!! i think you should take him in!...h/w i would do some research first. and if u do decide to take him in just bring him to the vet first and get his/her advice. and make sure the bird doesnt have any illnesses so your other birds wont get sick!

Answer 10

It's pretty sad but you should probably just leave it.  Without a mom the baby bird can't survive.  If you are desperate to help the poor thing try calling your vet and they will give you the best advice.

Answer 11

yes do whatever u can to save it and if u rnt allowed to keep it take it to the vet

Answer 12

You need to find an experienced wildlife rehabilitator. They will tell you what to do. This is a national list that goes by states and even international http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact....

If you really think a cat is going to eat the bird and want to get him out of harms way he will need a dark, quiet place, like a box.  This helps keep birds from stressing.