Wild Bird

[Tenrec]

I personally didn't see them take the nest down (or I would've stopped them lol)... but I'm positive it was in the corner. I'll try to get a picture of the constipated baby within an hour. We have guests at our house right now so thats why I said an hour. We're planning to go buy some cat food tomorrow (it's better than duck food) so maybe we can stop by the church before and try leaving the babies and monitoring to see if the parents come back. I've only had experience raising ducklings, which are precocial, so I have absolutely no idea how to handle these poor little things.

Hahah yeah, ducks are waaaay more independent (but messier!) than these guys. Sounds like you're doing good so far, though!

UPDATE: I got the baby birdie to poop. Woohoo!

Thank you so much for the help. I will try either a) replacing them in church vicinity or b) call a wildlife rehabilitator tomorrow. Hopefully they will get a wonderful safe home!

Wooo! Pooping is great! From the looks of those pics, I bet it was a HUGE relief for that poop to come out. Poor baby. Good job!

The crop is going to be the little pouch met above the keel of the sternum, below the throat. Next time you feed them, you should be able to see the little pouch there is fuller. You might even be able to see the food beneath the skin! The crop needs to be empty before you feed them. If it's not, then they're having gut problems (like slow or impacted crop), or they're simply being overfed (which, again, they will absolutely and EAGERLY allow you to overfeed them).

And no problem! Good on you for doing what's right by these little birds. Fingers crossed for you guys.

 

[Abraeri]

Woohoo!

Today we put it back in the awning at church. Almost immediately a little birdie came and sat on the railing, and after a while flew up to the nest! There was another birdie as well.

I didn't get a good look at them, but they had white underbelly and gray back. Wasn't a chickadee or sparrow so maybe a titmouse?

Either way, I'm super happy!

Can't imagine how the parents felt.

 

[JaeG]

That's fantastic! Yay!

 

[Tenrec]

Woohoo!

Today we put it back in the awning at church. Almost immediately a little birdie came and sat on the railing, and after a while flew up to the nest! There was another birdie as well.

I didn't get a good look at them, but they had white underbelly and gray back. Wasn't a chickadee or sparrow so maybe a titmouse?

Either way, I'm super happy!

Can't imagine how the parents felt.

Oh wow, that is some dedication! Good on mama and papa, and very good on you. These birds will do best right where they were, being taken care of mom and dad. There's also no better teacher at how to be a wild bird than another wild bird.

I'm thinking titmouse. It's pretty consistent with the construction of the nest, and the chicks definitely pass for titmouse. Titmice and chickadees tend to be very sensitive to their nests being disturbed, especially before hatching...I guess these babies were just too important to stop looking for, though! I'm sure they were worried SICK.

Good job getting them through a very rough two days; I know that took a lot of hard and careful work.

I love happy endings!

 

[Woytgirl]

I just found a baby sparrow when I was taking my dog outside in my yard. Luckily I saw it b4 I was gonna take my dog off-leash. She would've ate it.

 

[Woytgirl]

i put it in a container with wood shavings but don't know how to feed it.

 

[Woytgirl]

It has open eyes and feathers but can't fly, about the size of a bantam chick.

 

[Tenrec]

It has open eyes and feathers but can't fly, about the size of a bantam chick.

I'm so sorry, I didn't see this.

Do you still have the bird?

What you picked up is likely a fledgling. Does it perch readily on your hand? Does it seem to be fully feathered but can't fly? Probably a fledgie. Birds go through a stage in their lives in which they leave the nest but can't fully fly. This is known as the fledgling stage, and it's when a lot of people pick them up thinking they're in trouble. If the bird is active and alert while fulfilling these criteria, then it needs to stay right wher it was found, or placed where it was found. If you are especially worried about the bird, you can watch it for a bit..The parents are around, and should come to feed it.

You probably don'thave him anymore, but this will hopefully help in the future.

 

[Starlings and dogs]

here are some other baby birds that look somewhat like them first one is a starling

2nd one is a mocking bird

3rd one is a house sparrow i think you are right

 

[Abraeri]

So sorry I didn't see your post Woytgirl. Wonder why I didn't get a notification. I hope the birdie is alright.

Also an update... a while ago the baby birds grew up and flew off (unfortunately one of them didn't make it to that stage ) However now there is a birdie sitting in the same nest. Could it be the same mother laying a new clutch? Or another bird?