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Expert: - 6/7/2006


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I found a baby barn swallow with a broken leg. I dont know where he/she came from, so i took a little dog bed that looked like a nest and put it in a dog kennel. I gave him/her water and stale bread w/un-salted sunflower seeds. but he/she is in so much pain what can I do to help  

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I would try to get the bırd to a bırd or wıldlıfe rehabılıtatıon center rıght away. She/he wıll dıe on the dıet you are gıvıng her. Try goıng to www.ornıthology.com/rehab.html ofr lınks to advıce on raısıng baby bırds. It ıs VERY dıffıcult however. Thanks for you concern for the bırd. Roger Lederer
Sorry for the tardy response - I have been out of town

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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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