jmcseals SEALS

The nest is better than 30 feet in the air. We see it but there is no way
we could get to it. Two other birds from the same nest are dead in my
grandparents backyard, nextdoor. I know it's illegal, but I'd rather let
him live than watch him die. :) There are several cats in the neighborhood,
a possible reason for the other's deaths. We have left him out for extended
periods of time alone with no luck as far as the mother coming back. We
were told by the wildlife rescue organization that deals in wild birds not
to leave him for longer than an hour because he has to eat. There are
permits for rescuing that we can obtain if he does not get out on his own.
We're looking into that as well.

Jennifer

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jmcseals SEALS

<<You're taking in that baby blue jay...well, if the adults didn't come
get him, there's nothing wrong with you caring for it. Chances are,
it'll go out on its own and be a free bird, when it has grown enough
to do so. Or...you'll have a charming, funny pet bird. A good
experience for your kids, don't you think? As long as they know it's
only because the baby needed rescuing.>>

Thanks :) I'm trying to encourage him to fly and find his own food. The
wildlife rescue told us to teach him to hunt his own food so he will have a
better chance at survival once he does go off on his own. It's quiet simple
really. She also told us to encourage him to fly. That's been really fun
for the kids. YES! It has been an amazing experience for all of us!

This week has been crazy, animal wise. Our cat, Molly, is an avid hunter.
She brought us a prize mouse a few days ago and laid it at my husband's
feet. Still alive but shocked beyond belief. My silly husband recued it
and nursed it back to health and set him free. He's taken 4 mice from Molly
this week and fixed them all up and sent them on their way. I keep telling
him she's just going to get them again. Don't most people LIKE that their
cats get all the field mice? Guess my hubby isn't one of them!

Jennifer

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Tracy

Yep,
In North carolina I am a Wildlife Rehaber.
I don't take in a lot of animals but mostly I am certified so that If
I find an abandoned animal, or friends or family could bring them to
me.
I was getting the regular because my husband's ex boss' dog would
bring up baby squirrels a lot. But mine also covers songbirds.
One of the most important things is they are warm. I have had no luck
with bunnies {cotton tail} and really don't want to try them any
more. :-(
I would like to one day get my licence for reptiles {snakes and
turtles and such} But that is a federal licence, not as easy to get
as the state so I am told.
Tracy
{has a brief understanding of NC laws on birds}
http://www.orgsites.com/nc/friendsofafeather/_pgg6.php3


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<jmcseals@m...> wrote:
There are
> permits for rescuing that we can obtain if he does not get out on
his own.
> We're looking into that as well.

Deborah Lewis

***Two other birds from the same nest are dead in my
grandparents backyard, nextdoor.***

It's pretty typical for nestlings and fledglings to have a high mortality
rate. Your one survivor is probably about right.
I think it's nice, what you're doing. We raised two Magpies to adult
hood and they were a delight. For several years they hung around and if
one of us was in the yard, they'd land on our head or shoulders. It's
pretty cool to have friends like that.

I have a two pigeons at the moment, who had broken wings and are now on
the mend. One keeps tearing strips of newspaper and handing them to me
through the bars of his cage. I think we're dating.

I know someone who raised and kept a Starling nestling she found and her
bird learned to talk. He will say "Phone!" when the telephone rings, and
he says, like Jerry Seinfeld, "you are so good looking" when someone
sneezes. He also mimics household noises and the other critters.

Good luck with your baby.

Deb L

Heidi

>
> I know someone who raised and kept a Starling nestling she found
and her
> bird learned to talk. He will say "Phone!" when the telephone
rings, and
> he says, like Jerry Seinfeld, "you are so good looking" when
someone
> sneezes. He also mimics household noises and the other critters.
>
> Good luck with your baby.
>
> Deb L

OH! You sound like the book "Arnie, the Darling Starling"! might have
been by Jean Craighead-George, too. We found a tiny starling
hatchling and managed to keep him alive overnight, but it wasn't warm
enough, and we probably weren't feeding it correctly, but I'll never
forget him hiking his little behind up over the edge of the "nest" he
was in, and pooping over the side!

But he was dead on the second morning. :(

HeidiC who HAS tried and never succeeded, to raise fledglings and
baby critters.