I have a flycatcher of some sort. I know he is a wild bird, but I didn’t catch him. He chose to come live with me. He was on my husband’s car last summer when he got out of work and he opened the door, the bird flew in and rode home on his shoulder.
He would not eat solid foods. We had to feed him bird formula. I offered him solids and he wouldn’t take them for a few weeks. I’m not sure what to feed him because flycatchers aren’t pets and there aren’t a lot of resources for me. On a daily basis I’ve been giving him mealworms, blueberries, some cockatiel bird seed (He eats them in small amounts, though I don’t know if he should eat them, which is why I ask), and some millet (also not sure if this is good but he likes it). On occaison I have given him strawberries and I also give him all the potato bugs or spiders from my basement.
I’ve tried to train him to feed himself but he’s clueless. He wont eat unless I give it to him on a skewer or I put it in his dish. I
I did call a wild bird lady, and she said non-citrus fruits were good as treats on the side or an all meat diet, and that flycatchers like blueberries. I’m just not capable of catching flies so I don’t know if I need to get better at it, or if the bugs I’ve been using are okay.
I did call a wild bird lady, and she said non-citrus fruits were good as treats on the side of an all meat diet, and that flycatchers like blueberries. I’m just not capable of catching flies so I don’t know if I need to get better at it, or if the bugs I’ve been using are okay.
