Wild unknow species of baby bird

[TSA]

I found this bird yesterday Saturday June 1st. For the baby bird I looked for the nest for the bird and could not find any near by I also looked for the parents and did not see or hear any calling for the baby.

 

[Eggcessive]

I usually try to put baby birds who have fallen or cannot yet fly, are found in my yard, back on the other side of my fence, where they can call for their parents to come feed them. Once they can fly, they usually go on their own, but if they stay in my yard, my dogs will find them, and kill them.

 

[BreanneRN]

Interesting, not very familiar with birds in Ohio, but I bet there are some beautiful ones... Maybe contact the local Audubon Society? You will need to know what kind you have so you can feed it... Might be a Robin, though hard to tell at this awkward stage of feathering. Also might be one of those birds that lays eggs in the nest of others. Sometimes the parent birds get smart and push those out.

 

[BreanneRN]

Hope it isn't a brown cowbird. I guess they have become a problem in Ohio. Sending you a link to bird calls, if it makes a chattering noise when begging for food, it might be one of those... https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Brown-headed_Cowbird/sounds which would not be good, since they are basically parasites... Hope you find out what the little fellow is and that it is not a cowbird...

 

[BreanneRN]

Maybe try using this wiki site to determine what kind of bird you have... In the meantime, you may have to keep it warm, since it is not completely fledged yet..https://www.wikihow.com/Identify-Baby-Birds This link is a pretty complete "how too" with a lot of good information and ideas.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Can you get a better pic of its head and beak? I think it may be a pigeon. Are you in a city type area?

ETA: although it is awfully small for a pigeon and the feathers are more like a sparrow's .... hmmm.

 

[Kessel23]

What color is the inside of its mouth?

 

[BreanneRN]

Shape of beak can often tell you whether you have a seed eater or not. Markings on the head do kind of look like maybe a song sparrow... What are you feeding him right now? Birds have a rapid metabolism, especially when young, and need to eat often.

 

[TSA]

I woke up this morning and I found it not breathing.

 

[DellaMyDarling]

My experience with wild babies is this...

If you can create a safe bush or tree nest, mom will return to feed it.

Bringing it in and trying to nurture it never works.

Local animal control doesn't give a hoot about birds. They always tell you, unless it's an interesting species like owl, to put it in a small lidless box/cup very close to where it was found and forget about it.

Some babies are defective so mom shoves them out or otherwise abandons them. It may have been a goner to begin with.

Nature is rough. Good humans have an instinct to smooth out the harshness of nature. Sorry you encountered such a disappointing reality of baby birds