We were doing some yard work at our rental property and found a couple of the baby birds from the nest on the back porch, dead, on the ground. I took a look in the nest and saw two more dead. We went to throw the nest out (it really smelled) and my boyfriend noticed one of the birds was still alive. We pulled him out and put him in a box with towels. We were sure he wasn’t going to live but couldn’t just leave him there.
Now he’s doing great! He’s eating every 20 minutes and preening himself. I’m not quite sure how old he is but he has quite a few feathers, some still in the little case surrounding them. He will perch on my gloved finger and hop around inside his box, but when I put live worms in front of him he won’t even try to get them. He will only eat if I feed him by hand.
Any suggestions on how to teach him to forage for food, and when the time comes, fly?
Professionals or very knowleadgeable bird people only, please.
I should have mentioned, I have left three messages with the wildlife rehabilitation refuge here in Calgary, no calls back yet. I do hope they take the bird but would like to be prepared to care for the bird as best I can until then.
