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Expert: Julia Booth - 5/20/2008


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i have 4 3 day old baby birds and i was wondering if you new of anything that is OK to feed them, and that i cant feed them. do you have any sugestions?
thank you

Answer
That depends a lot on what species of bird they are -and there are hundreds.

Assuming it is a sparrow or a wren or some other insectivore or granivore type bird (which it probably is) here is an excellent link to caring for them:
http://aviary.owls.com/baby_bird.html

Good Luck,

Julia

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Julia Booth

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I can answer questions about bird identification (by sight or sound), behavior, distribution, population, conservation, mating, nesting, fledging and feeding. I do have some practical knowledge about foreign species, but identification skills are limited in that arena. Bear in mind that as much as I know, it's possible that at least some of you will ask a question that I am unable to answer. At which point I would direct you to wherever or whomever I thought could provide you with that information.

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I have 15 years birding experience in Southern California.

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Audubon Society

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My education is in art and photography -but I have a substantial portfolio of nature related work.

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