My 1 yr old entergetic beagle found a nest in between chairs today ,, not knowing if there was any birds inside, we left him alone.. He came back with a baby in his mouth. We alerted him to drop, and we picked up the bird ( with gloves ) back into the nest.
We moved the chairs out of the yard and around the house ...
was this the right thing to do ?? I would say they are only a couple of weeks old.
We hope the mother bird can find them.
Answers:
You need to put the nest back as CLOSE as possible to where it originally was or the parents will not be able to find it. You did the right thing by putting the bird back in the nest. Is there a way you can keep the dog away from the nest until the babies leave it...block off the chairs somehow so he will not disturb them again? They should not be there too long..most passerines (perching birds) fledge (leave the nest) at about 2 weeks of age. If the bird was mostly feathered it should be leaving the nest soon. Keep in mind the babies will leave the nest before they can fly..they will hop around and the parents will feed them. You might want to keep your dog clear of that area until they move on, as the baby birds will be vulnerable and easy for you dog to catch until they learn to fly.
oh poor bird... please always be in mind that it cause pain also to the bird himself.so better find a doctor to cure him..
Yes, putting the baby bird back (if you are certain that it was uninjured) was the right thing to do.
Moving the nest is okay, as long as you did not move it too far. If the parent birds can not hear the babies, they will not be able to find them.
If you find yourself with an abandoned nest, contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. You can find one here: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.
These people have the training and the resources to care for sick, injured and orphaned wild animals.
Please, under no circumstances, attempt to care for the baby birds yourself. There is so much more to rehabilitation than keeping the animal alive until you think it is ready to be released. You have to know not only what to feed the bird, but how (please do not attempt to give the bird any liquid by dropper - baby birds can aspirate and die), how much and how often. You also have to know how to assess the birds general health and condition.
A baby bird kept in captivity must be taught to recognize and find the type of food it will eat in the wild. If it is being hand-fed, it may not associate the bugs and berries and seeds in nature as being food. It must also have the opportunity to exercise its wings a lot, so it will be able to fly on or shortly after release. When I volunteered at the Avian Rehabilitation Center, we kept the rehabilitating fledglings in a large walk-in cage with lots of shelves and branches leading from one shelf to the other, and down to the ground. We would place different types of food in the cage for them, as they were being weaned from the hand-feeding formula. We offered seed, meal worms and chopped up fruit. No fledgling was released until it was eating on its own, had sufficient weight gain, had all of its flight feathers in good condition, had no sign of diarreah or nasal discharge, had clear eyes, and could fly at least a few feet in a straight line.
These are the reasons to get the bird to a licensed rehabilitator - they have the training and the resources necessary to do all this, in addition to having the permits to do it all legally.
All native migratory birds in the US are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and you must have the proper permits to have them, even for a short time, even for good reasons like saving them. Many other countries also have similar laws regarding their native species
If you haven't moved the nest too far from it's original location the parents will probably find it. But if the parents haven't returned by sometime tomorrow bring the birds in. If you want the best advice ask a vet they can probably give you some instructions on caring for them, they might also know a wildlife center that will take the birds if the parents don't come back.
ok, you did do the right thing and the parent birds will take care of the rest.check the nest through a window or look at the nest at a far distence often to see if the baby birds are taken care of bye their parents.if not get a container with holes, a heating pad, put the blanket over the heating pad, set it to low. to feed the birds smash worms or any other bugs. then call the environmental center.
I think you did the right thing putting it back (while wearing gloves) just keep your dog away and it is animal instinct to take care of there young the mother bird will not just abandon them since you wore gloves don't worry
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