If you cannot find the nest or if it is out of reach, carefully place the bird on a small towel in a secure container and keep the bird warm. The baby’s parents will not reject the bird if you have handled it as birds have a poor sense of smell. Although it’s best to use a glove, it is okay to handle the bird without one. If possible, carefully place the bird back in the nest. If you find a hatchling or nestling, look around for the nest. Only move it if it is directly in harms way. Fledglings are the closest to being fully grown and although they cannot fly, they can hop and will be flying within a day or so. Fledglings are fully feathered, but their adult wing and tail feathers need to get longer. Nestlings have a few feathers starting to come in. The first thing to do if you find a baby bird out of its nest is to identify its stage of development: hatchling, nestling or fledgling. For very small birds try to find a small nest-like container such as a berry box and fill it with soft tissue. Newspaper or paper towels on the bottom of a small box or even a paper bag will do fine. Do not place grass, twigs or leaves in the container as these will only serve to spread parasites and bacteria to the bird, which is already physically compromised. Every non-necessary exposure to humans worsens their chance of survival.
Do not stress the bird by holding it or allowing people to “come look.” Humans are predators to a bird and the torment of prolonged handling or exposure to humans on top of its injury may prove too great a shock for recovery. In most cases, mild to severe head trauma (concussion) is common and must be treated as soon as possible.īroken bones are common, so handle the bird very gently and as little as possible. The most common causes of injury are collisions with cars or windows, dog or cat attacks and poisoning from lawn maintenance chemicals.
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