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Question
I found a chickadee fledgling hopping around my backyard this afternoon which I think
fell from our nesting box. It's tail feathers are pretty short and when I put in on a post and
it attempted to fly it just fluttered to the ground lagain.Now I have it under a colander and
the parents have heard it and are swooping around it. We can reach the nesting box--
should we put it back? We thought they might fledge in a few days but haven't kept an
exact count or even know when the eggs were laid. The parent chicadees had to fight off
some house wrens (which they did with the help of a wren guard).
Yes. Try to put it back. Plug the entrance with something for a few minutes until it settles down and maybe it will stay. If not put it in a shallow box nailed off the ground so a cat won't get him. And do you have my free 20 page bluebird book? If not send your mailing address to me at walshaw1@cox.net.
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Answers by Expert:
Bluebird Bob Walshaw
Expertise
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.
Organizations
Oklahoma Bluebird Society, North American Bluebird Society, National Audubon Society, Oklahoma Audubon Society, Oklahoma Fur Bearers Alliance
Publications
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
Education/Credentials
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.
Awards and Honors
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.
Past/Present Clients
Many
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