Found Baby Bird

Today my grandparents' dogs Max found a baby bird in the yard. I was given different advice by two different people. Now I'm turning to you. Please help me decide what to do to best help this baby bird! Also, if anyone knows what kind it is, that'd be neat to know too.

UPDATE: The bird turned out to be a dove and was taken to the local wildlife rehabilitation place. Check out our video on baby bird advice here: http://youtu.be/u4A2iBrP_Ow

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Pets & Animals

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• animals

[ILoveRescueAnimals]

Hey everyone! Be sure to check out the video linked in the description. It offers advice on what to do if you found a baby bird and tells about what happened with our baby bird. Enjoy!

[KristinaS100]

i found 2 baby birds yesterday and i know where the nest is but i cant get 2 it the baby is only about 2-3 days old and i dont know wut 2 do either so if u find anything out about wut 2 do please tell me.

[ILoveRescueAnimals]

@KristinaS100 Hi! We actually ended up taking the baby to a wildlife rehab place that day. If the babies are still alive after a day then I'd say their mom is definitely coming back to feed them. If they're on the ground then I'd make a "nest" for them like I did for that one though make sure it's DRY grass, not freshly picked like I did. Or you can try paper towels & stack it to help support the birds. Then place it somewhere near by. But definitely call a local rehab place.

[silverbulletgirl29]

I saw him pecking on the tree outside and getting this and that and bread, he hangs w/the bluejays and other birds and feeds himself, is territorial, and flys away when any animal or human approaches other than a bird. The 3 cockatiels and the Quaker parrot helped w/ making 'bird' sounds around him and they all slept at the same time at night. Twiggy went to sleep immediately right after he was fed then would wake up later and tell me it was feeding time again.

[silverbulletgirl29]

Yes, it is best to find a wildlife rehabber, but in my case I didn't find one over the holidays this Xmas from Thurs22-Sun25 2011 and was stuck caring for this baby woodpecker and it cost me a pretty penty and time and energy. The bird slept plenty, I sure didn't. I would only sleep when it went to sleep and was finished feeding its meal and had to do so around the clock.  It takes way more time and concentration than w/human babies. Phew! The release was a success & he's bigger now.

[lillykediline]

Actually birds have poor smell, it's a myth that if you touch a bird it will leave the young, if there is something wrong with the bird then yes she'll leave it. otherwise if you put it back in the nest she will most likely come back and care for it.

[cheeseseizer]

domesticate it or sumthing! i found a baby bird in my friends frontyard and it turned out to be a band-tailed pigeon. That ones probably a pigeon too

[alusa34]

i found a baby blue bird, and if you go to alusa34 click on the baby bird video' it will say what to do...ka buy!?

[SHARPIE676]

i am happy u have helped it but u shouldnt have held it with out gloves or the mother will ABAND it because some smell with the human to a bird i dont know but all i know do NOT TOUCH IT

[nina9646]

lucky you found a babay bird when i was small i found like 4 but when i big i can't catch then no more T.T

[anguskenne]

get a lader and put it in the nest and the mum should come.

[anguskenne]

get a lader and put it in the nest and the mum should come

[luvmypup93]

I heard something fall outside my window and when I looked it was a baby bird, I was gonna leave it cuz I could hear the parents around it but after a few minutes I looked again and a cat was gonna eat it so I stuck it in a shoebox and stuffed it back up the tree, hopefully it doesnt fall again -.-