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I found this baby bird without any parents in sight! so i picked it up with a towel and now i have it in a box with a towel covering a heating pad to keep it warm. What do i do?
If the bird is pretty much fully feathered, let it go immediately; the parents are around somewhere. If there are lots of pinfeathers and skin showing, then contact your local wildlife rehab center for help and advice. It is VERY difficult to raise a baby bird without experience. You can also go to www.ornithology.com/rehab.html for information.
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Answers by Expert:
Roger Lederer
Expertise
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.
Experience
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.
Education/Credentials
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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