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We have had a pair of bluebrids nesting in our yard for several years. This year they had 5 eggs...all hatched 10 days ago. Today we found the 3 dead and 2 barely aliove in the nest. (It got down to 35 degrees last night.) The parents havenet been back all day, so we brought the 2 home to try and help them. We have gotten a bit of water and mealy worms in them. Please let me know what else we shoudl be doing.
Thank you!
Deborah
I commend you for trying, but this is almost impossible to do. Remember that even if you can feed them to full growth they need training to forage, avoid predators, etc. The best practical solution is to find a bluebirder in your area who has Bluebird families about the same age where a baby can be added to an existing family. Google the North American Bluebird Society and they may be able to help you find a Bluebirder in your area.
Possibly something has happened to one or both of the parents, or if the weather has been so cold that food has been in sort supply the parents may have had to stop feeding to save themselves. This is not unusual in nature.
Send your mailing address to walshaw1@cox.net and I will send you a free 20 page Bluebird book. Bluebird Bob.
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| Comment | Thank you for good advice and a prompt reply...it's tough when you have baby birds and really don't know what the 'next step' is. I have already contacted the National Bluebird Assoc. and hope their reply is as prompt. Many thanks! | ||
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Bluebird Bob Walshaw
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I can answer almost any question on Eastern Bluebirds and small cavity nesters such as Chickadees, Titmice, Wrens, etc. Also general questions on other songbirds. No pet bird questions please.
Experience
I have had a 100+ nestbox trail for more than 20 years, I do a lot of writing, public speaking and educational work in this field. My hands-on Bluebird talks include more than 1000 people each year.
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Oklahoma Bluebird Society, North American Bluebird Society, National Audubon Society, Oklahoma Audubon Society, Oklahoma Fur Bearers Alliance
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Bluebird Magazine, Oklahoma Today, Fur-Fish-Game, Birds & Blooms, Nature Society News,Back Woodsman Magazine, Tulsa World, Broken Arrow ledger, Teaching Tolerance magazine,Trappers World, OK Hole Story, Birders World
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Degree in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA, Graduate of the Home Study Course in Bird Biology from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Oklahoma Master Naturalist. I am also a pofessional speaker and writer.
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Chosen as a public speaker for the North American Bluebird Society, Bluebird trail accepted as part of the Transcontinental Bluebird Trail, Chosen as a panel speaker at the 2006 NABS Convention.
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