Urgent! Help Needed with baby bird! 1 pic *crossposted to general*

[Sevaede]

A few days ago, I posted a video of "my beepers" in their nest outside, beeping away! A couple days afterwards, I no longer heard them beeping at me when I started a conversation. I was sad and glad, thinking they had grown into full sized birdies and flown away. I thought that was an explanation, also, for why I hadn't seen mom bird in a few days either. (I've seen other birds but this baby dwarfs them)

Today, I left the front door open to let in sunshine, fresh air, and let all three pups frolic in the front yard at their leisure. Now, I'd heard that prey drive bark (it's a certain type of bark, can't really explain it) from the two doxies, Biggles and Yoda off and on. I told them to stop, they did and went about their merry way. Didn't give it another thought ('cause weenies are awfully persistent about that sort of thing).

Just a few minutes ago, though, they started barking and wouldn't let up. We (my sister Alex and myself) went outside and all three dogs were struggling to get through a bush, barking, and standing in certain ways. I got down and stuck my head under the bush to look and see what "it" was. I thought it was going to be a cat or kitten as there has been an introduction of stray cats into the neighborhood since I'd been gone (there wasn't *any* before, probably because most of the houses around us don't allow pets). Wrong! It was a little grey baby bird! We made the dogs get inside, set up a little nest box, and now he's sitting next to me. The bush is about ten feet away from the next and he was on the ground (the nest is in the roof). Also, we found a dead sibling on the ground (unsure of *why* he died).

Here's the baby beeper!


What can I feed him, take care of him, etc? Do I call a wildlife center or take him to a vet? etc?

[Argranade]

Ya call a wild life centre,

You can give him.

1 Boiled Egg.

1 Regular Tums.

Some Apple Sauce.

Soaked Dog food.

Mix it all together and feed it to the bird with a stick, careful to not get it in it's air way.

If your scared of that .. phone a wild life centre asap, keep the bird in a box with a warm blanky.

Good luck!

[Karen]

If you cannot return him to the nest (dunno how accessible your roof is) yeah, Argranade's advice is best!

[luckies4me]

I already answered her question in General. We live in the same town and I gave her information on the wildlife center.

The parents aren't around anymore. And if it's a starling the wildlife center won't take him.

http://www.willamettewildlife.org/

http://www.starlingtalk.com/babycare.htm

[IRescue452]

He looks like a robin to me

[Twisterdog]

That's not a starling.

Baby birds are tough to raise. You best bet is to have a professional handle it.

If you can't find a wildlife rehabber to take it, PM me and I'll give you lots of links to very useful sites.

P.S. Your LOTR signature is hilarious. Poor Boromir. LOL

[luckies4me]

Angelique, have you called the wildlife center yet? Did they take the bird? Give us an update.