What To Do If You Find A Baby Bird 

I just found a baby bird... I climbed the 🌲 and put them back in the nest!!!!!!! I AM A PROUD 12 YEAR OLD!!!

I found a baby bird who fell out of its nest i named her star and i fed and raised her until we one day i watched her fly away i was sad she left but was happy she was heathly

Thank you! I found a fallen nest today and this really helped.

I was just pruning silk worms off one of my trees, when I cut off a branch that had a nest with three fatherless babies in it. watched this video and set them back up into three. Mama came back and seems to be caring for them just fine now. :3 thank you!!

Thank you so much! When got home earlier there was a baby sparrow on the concrete on our covered patio, it turns out there was nest built on the wide raptors above & he didn't even have open eyes yet & was pink, bald, with nothing but wing feathers & a cute little fuzzy head & he was helplessly peeping for his mama bird & I felt so bad thinking that there's nothing I can do about it because of the scent myth but after seeing this video I felt confident that this baby would be okay so I got a step ladder & returned him to his nest & am happier than ever that I didn't have to leave him alone outside to suffer or be vunerable to predators while then having to go sleep feeling bummed about not being able to save him I am so grateful thank you.

I like pelicans. When I was seven I found a pelican egg in my backyard, just sitting in the grass. I asked my daddy to help me look for the mama pelican. We found a nest with other pelican eggs in it and put our egg in. We were not sure if that where the egg came from, but I think we did the right thing

Thank you for posting this video. Used it yesterday when we found featherless baby doves on the ground and the basket nest totally worked!❤️

Baby birds are little angels on earth.

Thank you so much for this post. I rescued a baby bird hanging (entangled) from her nest (must have tried to fly sooner than she could - naughty one). I placed her in a shoe box and was searching the net for next steps when I came across this video. I removed some of the thread and hair she was entangled in and placed her back in the nest. Her mommy came after a while and took her back in care.

Thank you for this excellent advice. We came home to discover the bird's nest above our front door had fallen to the ground and smashed. Out of 4 chicks one survived. We followed your instructions and the parents returned and are caring for the chick.

Had a baby bird fall out of a nest about a year go while I was heading to the movies with my mother. It took a long time to find the nest because it blended in so damn well with the tree branches. Luckily, after a couple of tries (crazy bird kept jumping out of the nest and landed on the ground) I was able to use my ladder put the baby bird back in its nest.

My heart is broken today. The red tailed hawks I’ve been watching fell out the nest and one died. The other is just trying to survive but wildlife was closed and the two parents are circling around.

I agree with you. you really did a kind job to the kids as well as the parents.

I had a small newborn baby bird die because my Uncle said that the smell would make the mom not want them anymore and it was too little :( it died outside because of that 😞 I'm angry that I could have saved it yet others said it wouldn't live.

Really helpful. Was just doing yard work and heard a bang! Realised that it was a baby bird that just hatched.

This is perfect! I live in Texas and yesterday I rescued a baby blue Jay right now we're taking care of it

Mission accomplished! Thanks for advice that worked! Parents now feeding baby I found on my backyard patio. Only thing I did different is make a faux nest in a clay pot and put it up as high as possible on some shelves I use outside for my plants.

THANK YOU for this excellent video. A FedEx truck brushed some low branches and a small nest with 3 birds fell to the ground; 2 birds fell out. I followed your instructions exactly, and hopefully they will be okay. I especially appreciate your note about the human touch myth, as I had just heard that myth last night on a TV show, and was afraid these birds would not be wanted...then I heard the opposite in your video. Thanks for these excellent instructions. Next project (after the birds have flown the coop)--trim off those branches.

Thank you. I was distraught to come home and discover that my narcissistic neighbor had cut down both of the nests that were in my carport while I was gone. Thankfully, no babies were in them yet this year. But the parent birds come back every year, so hopefully, I can get the nests back up in the general areas they were in before so that the birds can carry on with their young this spring. Knowing that I can replace the nests myself is very helpful and eases a bit of the pain of my situation, too. Thanks again.

Thanks for posting this!!! It was a great help when we found baby bird and didn’t know what to do! 💚

Thank you for this GREAT idea.

I actually watched this after I rescued some Robin babies to make sure I had done the right thing. A strong storm knocked the nest from a tree in my yard. I put on gardening gloves and picked up the two babies and one unhatched egg (mom or dad Robin was actually keeping watch over them in the yard!! The nest was still intact, so I put everything back in the nest (2 babies and one egg) and braced it a little better in the tree in almost the same spot. Mom or Dad was back on it in 15 minutes or less! Whew!! Crisis hopefully averted. Lol!

Thank you very much for your beautiful videos.

I was always told that smell thing as well. That's really great to learn that I can make a positive difference, and even help prevent a nest from falling with a better support structure. Great post!

VERY HELPFUL! Thank you!

Thank you Texas

Saw a nest fall while I was outside painting, nest was face down with three babies underneath. Put the nest back where it was and got some gloves and put them back in the nest. The mom watched the whole process from a distance and was back with the babies within minutes, thank you for the video!

Such a great video! Thank you this is going to help me a lot because a lot of mockingbirds nest in my tree in the summer and their babies fall out of the tree and I don't want my cats to find them so now that I know what to do I won't need to worry about that 💜😊🙏🏼

Thanks for this video. Bird nest fell onto our deck from somewhere along the roof line. Created a hanging nest as you described and the parent returned within an hour.

Just want to say 'thanks'. I was about to prune a pine that had some dead branches after a particularly bad storm here in the northeast (microbursts, tornadoes, hail, etc..) and saw a nest on the ground with 2 semi-feathered robins on the ground. After a quick heart attack, I took the two and placed them back in the nest, headed to youtube, saw this video, dumped the contents of an old hanging pot I had and followed the directions. My daughter took the nest, placed it in the basket, and then took the basket and placed it inside the pine. 30 minutes later, mom was hanging with her chicks and all is well. Thanks again for providing this video.

Just followed your instructions. Thanks very much

Thank u SO much! I know this video is old but, because of u, we just saved a baby bird from our chimney! We put it up outside just like u said....and now we cross our fingers!

Aww the baby birds are so cute

Ty I'm in tears. I didn't know who believe and I'm exhausted. I'll do this tomorrow. The momma bird you showed at the end, is the same as the one that is missing this little precious bundle. This started at dawn yesterday. The baby I have does not have all it's feathers. I started researching immediately on what to and when to feed it. It's asleep now and I found the nest at dusk. I'll put it back in the morning. Tysm

Amazing. Thank you!

Good tips. It's always good 2 know what to do.

I've come across two very small baby crows on the ground in my yard over the years. The crows put their nests like at least 50 feet up in the eucalyptus trees, so the babies either got really lucky and landed on something nicer than a rock, or they're just tough suckers. Anyway, each time I could see what I assumed was the mother of the babies constantly hanging around and watching. I put the babies in a nice bird cage I had from previously owning birds (before I realized what terrible pets birds make in general). All I did was go out in the yard each day and dig for earth worms, starting with smaller ones and working up to whatever I found -- small or larger. I also had the cage outside during the day so the mamas could see their babies, and took them in at night. They eventually got quite big and I started keeping the cage door open until each finally flew away on their own. I guess earth worms do a baby birdy good. I also made it a point not to interact with the babies much more than feeding them. I didn't want them to lose any of their wild nature. Who knows if they would have or not... I didn't want to risk it anyway. So there's my cool story! Have a good one, everyone!

One time I was at Lake Ray Roberts on the trail and I saw a baby bird fallen and I am so glad I did EXACTLY what this video said

Thanks you so much because you helped me save I life

Thanks for sharing this video!

Another view and Another baby birds life saved :D thank you for posting.

Thanks to this video, I figured out how to help a little one that fell from its nest. It's all good now!

Thank you, adorable!

Wonderful advice !!

Least if I came across this situation I would know what to do now.. Thank you 🌸

I just found one today... 4 baby birds. I pray the mom takes care of them

Thank you for this. I just found a baby rock pigeon that fell from a nest that’s too high for me to get too. I followed your advice (actually, before I even saw the video!!). The baby bird is in a new nest, filled with grass and clippings. Hopefully the parents, who were watching all, will come to feed it. Now is the hard part....not watching over it and being patient.

Thanks for give me the idea

Lots of love.. Great work..

I found three baby birds knocked out of a tree in our front yard. Their parents weren’t there for about a whole day and I made some mushed up hard boiled egg for them to eat in case the mother doesn’t come back. So when I was done with the mixture, I saw a bird that came to the nest to “check” on them. Whenever she was done with what she was doing at least one baby bird was wiggling outside of the nest on the ground. I would put them back in because I know that they weren’t about the age to fall out of their nest. For about two days we kept on checking on them and once when me and my mom were about to start a jog around the park, we saw that when we walked to them, they would put their beaks up for food. They seemed weak and tried to give them some food for energy. Then it was nighttime and morning time. My mom woke up earlier then me, I asked if the baby birds were doing fine but she said that they died😨. They were stiff and didn’t move a bit. Mommy either thought it was because of the heat or because the mother gave up on them because they fell out of the weak tree they built the nest on. I believed them both. Shocked, I went out to say my last goodbyes but when I got there, they were gone! No where to be seen! I told my mom that I would’ve taken care of them inside if I had to chance and started to cry. My mom hugged me and said that she that we tried our best. I knew I could’ve done better, like bring them inside in the cool and have a warm lamp on them so they could feel cozy and feed every moment that I should, but we were at our cousin’s place and she didn’t want the baby birds in her house so we had to leave it outside. I was so sad and that’s why I searched this up, but I know this probably would’ve worked but I believed the mother was waiting for them to pass so after they died she could take them for food.😞😞😞 Believe me, I would’ve worked my tail off for them three sweet baby birds.

Brilliant idea, I had straps made from yarn they used, it was good till they flew.

Thank you for this video my cousin that lives four houses down and she has 6 bird nests and it storms a lot so we see a lot of fallen nests

Good info, thanks!

nice and concise.

Excellent advice

this video was really helpful! :) I found a nest with 3 baby birds in it, and it was kinda making me scared, cause they would come right to the edge, and almost get nocked off by each other... plus, it's not in a tree, therefore it's not attached to any branches, so it's not that stable... So, thank you! now I know what to do if they fall. Thanks!!! :)

I was sitting with my friends, and we heard a thud. We were in the woods and the trees are really REALLY tall, and a baby bird feel from the tree and hit the ground... It passed away.. it’s neck was broken, and all his/ her bones were shattered.. We buried it and named her heaven.. Fly high little bird.. ❤️🥺

Texas parks I salute you sir good job

Thanks for this video

Thank you, this was very helpful.

There were three fallen nests in my house.This video really helped

I have a nest of crows in my shed. I tried to put it back in the tree but it fell out, so I will be going back out today to find a better secure spot to put them back. This was helpful.

Text book. Great job !!

This was super helful.

thank you!! there’s a nest in my wreath on the front door and i saw the two baby birds had fell on the ground after a windy thunderstorm with the mom nowhere in sight. i just picked them up and put them back into their new nest that the mother had made.

Thank you!

I woke up this morning to my mother freaking out saying there is a baby bird that fell out of a nest. The nest came out of a palm tree. It's to tall and they don't exactly have branches so we will take you advice about making a new nest but we won't be able to hang it near by

I love the commitment

I found one a year ago. He wasn't that young, but young enough to still not be able to fly. We kept him for a bit and named him shadow. Sadly, he died a few months later.

Just found a baby bird near my garden. Mama (i believe a brown thrasher) was in the tree above chirping and hopping from branch to branch freaking out. I got a bowl and poked holes in it incase of heavy rain, filled it with some small twigs and dry grass. Placed baby inside then secured it into the tree. Mama immediately stopped squeaking and flew over to investigate as soon as i walked away. It got dark out but will check on it in the morning. Really hoping baby fledgling will be ok!

Had one fall from a nest on my fence this morning, found it under the grill barely moving. Picked it up and put it back in the nest, checked on it 4 hours later and he was doing well!

Excellent and great

Excellent!!!

Woohoo! Just reunited a little sparrow with its parents. So happy. I was really worried as she couldnt fly eventhough she had all her feathers. Gave her some water, let her rest in my sock drawer and took her back outside after an hour. She flew just fine and her parents even stopped and chirped for a good 10 minutes. Feels great, thank God

thanks so much! I found a baby mockingbird and followed your directions to make the makeshift nest out of a hanging pot. I put the baby in and the parents came back and were feeding it! Yay! thanks so much! (I couldn't find the original nest) So unfortunately the baby was dead this morning, so I guess it was too cold? or the next wasn't right or something. Sad.

Hi! Thank you sooo much for this post! I found a fallen nest today, put the chicks back in it and put it back on the ledge. I’m worried it will fall again. Long story short it was under our deck and a rotted board. My dog pulled it up and moved the nest. I’ve covered it so my dog can’t get to it, but should I hang a planter on the post and put the nest in there for security?! I’m worried it will fall again. Please advise so hopefully these chicks and mama can reunite safely. ♥️

i like birds very much

Great video

Great Job

I found a baby European starling today, unfortunately there was no nest. My neighbourhood has no tall trees and the talks are small and fragile because they are new. The houses didn’t have a nest either. i brought it back to house with my friend who found the bird and nearly ran over it. It was so tired it didn’t tweet and just slept. After a while the bird wanted to eat but we had nothing like worms and all the shops closed. but i managed to feed it some boiled eggs. It’s sleeping now and still alive! I hope its alive tomorrow…

fascinating and educational

So sweet 🥰

thank youuu!!

Thanks so much 😁😁😁

Thank you 👍🏽😍😘🌹

Omg you helped me so much me and my friend just found a baby pidgin and we were really worried 😩 and then we looked it up and it turns out your supposed to let them free I'm still worried it because there was only one baby but you guys calmed me down WOW THAT WAS A LONG COMMENT😮

We had a heavy storm last night that knocked over a lot of fences and heavy trees, found a baby dove on top of our trash can when I went out. The mother was with it and I quickly found this video but the only thing I could find was an old bucket. And I couldn’t hang it, so I decided to leave it right under where the original nest was seeing as it’s in pieces and scattered on the branches overhead. Also, I put two heavy rocks on the bottom of the bucket so it wouldn't get knocked over then layered it with as much dry material as I could find given everything was still wet. Now waiting to see if the mother returns seeing as I unintentionally scared her off when I walked by and again when I tried to help.

best video thankyou

Thank you. I bird flew into my window today. Never happened to me before. I watched all of the birds talking to it. I just put it inside and am going to try to build a little nest and put it in the tree

What a great video, well done!

Recently found a bird in the middle of the road. It was hopping around because the hot asphalt was burning its feet. Th nearest tree was 50 feet away and behind a barbed wire fence. It was probably 5 days old and only 70% covered was the feathers. Reluctantly I took it home and fed it dry cat food soaked in water. Then crickets, mealie worms and eventually seeds, grasses and flowers. After a month I released him but he comes back. I've released him about a dozen times but he wants to be with us. He's had a close call with a hawk, snake and 2 cats. The other birds attack and have hurt him. He stays the n our big sunroom and he has a huge flight cage that I open in the morning and close at night. The windows are open and he often sits in them and looks out but goes no further. I don't mind. He's good company

We just came across a baby Cardinal , can see the mom , and they are talking to one another. Gathering materials now. Thanks for the advice. Try and let you know how it goes.

Ty

I found a baby bird who is scared and fell out of his nest. He only has a bit of feathers and I feel so bad for him. I am soooo glad you busted the myth that people cannot touch baby birds my mom thinks that and wont let me touch it.

Good work

Well, it’s September. Most birds are migrating to the south now, my friends found a bird that fell out of a 10 foot tree. Luckily it lived. We gave it food, water, proper bedding, and shelter. The nest is in my friends garage because his grandma won’t allow it to be in the actual house. The food was homemade extra protein dog kibble bird food, with some grass seeds. And it drinks out of an Aquafina bottle cap. It has feathers, but still can’t open its eyes yet. But it’s pretty active. Will it live or not? (We live in the northeast and it’s turning September, so it’s mother probably isn’t coming back anytime.)

I followed this method to fix a robin’s nest that fell from the deck rafters under the hot tub a few days ago. Two fluffy little baby robins were trapped under the inverted nest when I found it under the deck; the third Bebe was hopping on the lawn-mama and daddy robin were squaking at me like crazy, but I was able to safely get the babies back in their nest. (As the video explains, you can touch them-only downside is they you may get pooped on!) My duck tape solution is not quite as pretty as the video’s, but I’m happy to report that mama and daddy robin are back in the nest feeding their babies ❤️

😭❤️ birds ❤️

Found 2 robin nestlings today,had to bring them in for the night, it was getting dark and parent no where so they’re in for the night, they’re sleeping, gonna put up the nest hanging thing tomorrow , wish me luck👍🏻👍🏻

thanks