Or, you can save it. I am new to bird watching, but love all creatures. Many
years ago, a baby bird fell out of some huge trees in my yard--which one who
knows. My cat found it but hadn't hurt it. No feathers except one or two on
it's head. I called a friend who knew an old man who fostered birds, so I took
it to him.
I contacted him later to find out it's fate. It was a song sparrow with a huge
personality. He released it, and it hung around his yard and finally took off,
hopefully for a new life!
Of course, the parents are a much better choice in some cases.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 20, 2012, at 3:21 PM, Jim Greaves <lbviman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
An old wives' tale. Birds have no sense of smell (as we know it), and are not
repelled by our odors. More likely taught to little children to keep them
from going near birds' nests - a reliable (though small) potential source of
food... If the bird is obviously too small to survive out of nest (feathers
still pins), and you know the nest, by all means put it back! It could have
fallen out, been pushed out by a sibling, or blown out in a high wind. If,
however, it is fully feathered, step back and see if a parent comes to feed
it. Patience is required to allow for the adults to find food and come to the
aid of their "child". It is not necessary to just watch it die, if it could
survive in a nest. If it does not survive in the nest (abandoned by adults -
sometimes one eaten by a hawk or other predator), then at least you gave it a
better chance than freezing to death on the ground.
Jim Greaves, Thompson Falls MT
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