Baby fell out of nest - what do you do?

[djeseru]

My daughter and I came across a baby bird on the sidewalk in town just a little while ago - I moved it off the pavement (it's like nearly 100 degrees here) and brought it home. We could not find it's original nest. No feathers and still a very large yellow beak...would anyone happen to have any ideas how to care and feed this little one?

Any ideas would be very appreciated!

[amazona]

1. call your local wildlife rehabber

If you don't know who to call, start by calling a vet, the local zoo (if it's a good one), or even Fish and Wildlife. Someone will know. Ideal is to put the bird back in the nest. A bird with no feathers has little chance of survival when fed by humans. But since you couldn't find the nest, get a specialist. Handfeeding baby birds this age is no job for amateurs.

[djeseru]

2. Thank you, yes.

It didn't make it. Thank you for the advice, I knew it would have been more than I could handle.

[XemaSab]

3. Aww..... too bad

Always good to have the name of a local contact handy. There are rehabbers almost everywhere.

Good for you for taking it home and trying to care for it.

[djeseru]

4. Yep, numbers handy now!

We're new to the area so this has meant new contacts/numbers...*sigh* Just not quick enough yesterday, but I don't know how long it had been exposed.

Thank you both.

[mopinko]

5. fwiw

although sometimes they just fall out, momma birds reject and evict sick babies. i raise budgies, and can tell you it is usually a painfully futile thing to overrule a momma's judgement.