Birding/releasing robin

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Expert: - 6/18/2008


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we have two baby robin.  they are about one month.  they have the ability of short flight are they ready to be release? if not how much longer till they can be release.

Answer
I don't know where you got the robins but perhaps they should have been left alone for the parents to feed them. They are ready to be released and the sooner the better as the longer they are in captivity the less chance they have for survival in the wild.

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Any and all about WILD birds - the science of ornithology. Information about birdwatching, ecology, conservation, migration, behavior, banding, rehabilitation, feeding, songs, binoculars, identification, and careers in ornithology. No questions about pet or caged birds, please.

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Have a PhD and over forty years as a professional ornithologist - research, teaching, author, speaker, webmaster of Ornithology.com . Have written thirty scientific papers, three bird field guides, a textbook in ecology and two recent books entitled "Amazing Birds" and "Birds of New England". Have traveled to over 90 countries watching birds.

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PhD in Zoology/Ornithology; Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences; former Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, Chico

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