Today I rescued two baby robins from my parent’s window well. The nest was in a tree not too far from the window, and had obviously been broken apart (probably thanks to the snow storm on Monday). My mom was in the basement this morning and saw movement in the window. And luckily for the baby birds, the parent birds were aware of where they were. I was able to get them out with a pond skimmer, almost like a net, but they didn’t seem to like it that much. I’m sure it was scary for them.
Here is one of the babies after being rescued. This one seemed to be a lot more scared of the ordeal than the other one was, and found it’s way into a bush to hide. I had to get it out of there though so it would go over to where the other baby was, who was getting worms from mama bird.
Also, I called the wildlife department to find out what we should do next. They said that the best thing is to get them back up into the nest. With the nest half gone, that wasn’t an option. They said that if the babies are on the ground and the parents know where they are, they still have a good chance of surviving, other than cats and dogs. The cats are going to be the biggest problem, as my parent’s neighborhood is full of strays and pet cats that live outside.
We did our best though, and now will just keep our fingers crossed that they make it.
I also have a nest of baby birds. The workmen at the hospital I work at were removing some old air conditioners and didn’t bother to notice that there was a full nest inside. So now these tiny birds are 8 blocks away from where they started and their parents have no idea where to look for them.
What do I do? What do I feed them? What do they need to make it to independence?
My email is Roberta.Ashley@comcast.net. I need advice immediately. Also, I will soon be posting a picture if I can figure out how to do that.
Thanks to all who helped. The three of them turned out to be starlings and a wonderful woman named Maria in Downers Grove took them in.