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How To Handle A Baby Bird WHEN FINDING AN INJURED BIRD, YOU HAVE THE OBLIGATION TO BRING IT TO A FEDERALLY LICENSED REHABILITATOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BUT NO LONGER THAN 24 HOURS AFTER YOU FOUND THE BIRD. KEEPING A WILD ANIMAL IN YOUR POSSESSION WITHOUT A FEDERAL PERMIT IS AGAINST THE LAW. How to handle a baby bird: • If you see a fully feathered bird hopping around that does not seem to be able to fly, it is
a fledgling. Leave it on the ground and keep dogs, cats, and people away from it. Its parents will come back
to feed it. • If the baby is not fully feathered and can’t hop, then it’s a nestling and should be returned
to its nest if possible. • If the whole nest has fallen off put the babies back in it and place the nest back where it
was (or in the upper branches of a nearby shrub). • If you must take the baby (because of a hazardous environment or visible injured), place it in a paper or tissue lined bowl or small box in a safe, quiet place. Keep it warm using a heating pad on low or a hot water bottle and take it to one of the locations listed here. Do NOT attempt to give the bird water with an eyedropper. |
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