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Question
I found a very small nest and two light blue speckled eggs on the ground in my garden, next to a spruce tree. I do not know how long it had been on the ground, but was in that garden yesterday and did not see them. How can I attempt to get the nest back into the tree, or should I take the nest and eggs to the wildlife rehab? Thanks for your help
Are you sure it fell out of a tree or was it constructed on the ground? If it fell out of the tree, try to put it back up in the tree - you might have to use some string to fix it in place. Failing that, yes, wildlife rehab would be a good alternative.
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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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