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I have been caring for a fledgling for a week now. It has grown from 22g to 29g and its swelled eye has healed. I am hand feeding it a paste with a syringe. When will it be able to eat on its own? How do I teach it to eat on its own? What is the best thing to get it to eat?
The best thing to do is to get it to your local wildlife rehabilitation center and give it to the experienced people there. If that is not possible, go to www.ornithology.com/rehab.html for information on caring for young birds. I appreciate our concern for the bird but it is very difficult to raise a young wild bird.
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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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