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Baby Bird, help?
Hello, recently, around 2 or 3 days ago the other person living with us found a baby bird, which I identified as a starling. I am still not sure, but it's the closest I found. It has a black tip at the beak, feathered, with wings, but recently 2 broke off. I feed it, but I am very concern about something since Starlings are nearly insectivores. I think her picking it up and taking it was a bad idea since it seem to be a fledging and she found it somewhere near a bush. I have no idea where the nest is, but there is one that is unused and I have not seen a bird use it or any chicks in that nest. If I leave it outside, my stray cat I am raising will possibly eat it since it hangs around all day. I don't want to raise it as a pet either, I know it should return to the wild. It is nothing a starling should be of right now, not playful, vocal (except when I put it in front of a window and other birds of the same kinds interact with it) active, etc. So I'm also worried about that..
... so I need to know: What does it eat? What should the "nest" look like? What bird is it? Here is the picture that seems very like it: http://www.starlingtalk.com/inthenestpics47.htm
Why isn't it playful and vocal? It might possibly sick, I don't know, but I read symptons for it on a website, and some of it applies to it now. I don't think I can take it to a vet. When will it fly? (seems 2 weeks old right now)I read on a website that a wild bird should not interact with humans as much as possible, I also need to know ways. I know I'm very inexperienced, but I am unsure of it. And on a sidenote, how can I find the nest? There are some birds of the same species around this area. The chirp is about 1 sec long, clear and loud and it doesn't seem to sing either. What can I do? I should send it to a WIldlife Rehabilitor but I don't know any around my area (Diamond Bar, Los Angeles region, California) so much help. I'm 12 years old, so that's why you might ask I don't know much about it.
I know this is really long, but please bear with it. I'm hoping as much details as possible may help you... It is small, I would say 4 inches wide from the side, 2 - 3 tall. The website says that they should eat some dog food as a formula because of the protein and fiber. I'm pretty sure that seems weird, but the website is a rehab center. The poop, right now, is yellow,white, and surrounded by clear liquid (seems like water). It does not open its mouth wide and big for feed, so I have to use my fingernail to open it delicately. It does actually open the mouth, but only for about 1-2 second which is not enough time for me to grasp the moment to put the syringe in. It seems to be good when I put it in front of the window, it's only vocal at that time. The feathers are not done growing yet either.
Oh yeah, on another note, I can't take the cat in. The other person that lives with us doesn't like cats, neither does the landlord (the sister of the other person). She seems to scare it.....
away with sound. The cat didn't mean to hurt it either, it seemed to understand that it shouldn't eat it. I can't really take it to the vet since they cost money, we have no experience of animals yet, vets are not experienced with wild birds, they have different needs, etc etc. If there is a costless place, I'd like to know. (Around 91765) These are just stuff I'm concerned about. I do know more than this, if you think I have a really blank and empty mind. xD
I'll try to take it to a wildlife hospital if I can just find an address..
5 Answers
- margecutterLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator - totally free. Find one here: http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm
When contacting them, just tell them it is a baby bird. Do not say starling. Starlings are considered by many to be a nusiance species. They are not protected by law, and some rehabbers will not take them.
Good luck!
Source(s): former volunteer - Avian Rehabilitation Center - Anonymous1 decade ago
Hey, I understand you are concerned...but you may want to take it to the vet...a vet is an animal hospital...so all animals are welcome...once you have brought it there..if you do not want to keep it as a pet then maybe you should just nurse it back to health then set it free...or yes you could bring it to a wildlife center and let them do it...whatever you do act fast so the bird doesn't die! good luck!
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Studly on this site..like the person above said..is extremely good with birds...so yeah talking to him would be loads helpful...and also..a wildlife center in your area would be as helpful if not more so than a vet.
- 1 decade ago
Contact your local Wildlife Hospital. You could look for Studly on this site...he is good with birds.
- dontknow86Lv 61 decade ago
Beef baby food feed it with chopsticks like its mom did for water use a dropper. It will fly away it wont tame it down,When it gets old enough let it go. GOOD LUCK Ive been there.
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- bl_fktLv 51 decade ago
EMERGENCY CARE FOR GARDEN (WILD) BIRDS & FLEDGLINGS:
http://www.parrot-link.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t...
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