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Expert: - 7/2/2007


Question
I found a baby bird and took it home. Its a morning dove and i have been
feeding it melted bred in sweet and condensed milk but one looks like its
going to die! They are only a day old and still have the tooth for breaking out
of the nest. When I found them there nest was on the ground and the babys
where out of the nest. I need help on what to do. Please, Please help me!!

Answer
The best thing to do is contact your local wildlife rehab center. It is VERY difficult to raise a wild baby bird. You are not feeding it the correct food. See www.ornithology.com/rehab.html for hints on taking care of baby birds - but get to a wildlife expert soon. Thanks for your concern

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Roger Lederer

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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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