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There are many misconceptions about what to do when rescuing a displaced baby bird. Here’s a list of the top 5 myths about rescuing a baby bird:

5.  Mother  birds push their defective young out of the nests – FALSE

If an egg doesn’t hatch, birds will sometimes roll it out of the nest,  But wild birds do not push their young out of nests.  Typically, baby wild birds will be knocked out of their nest by a fellow nest-mate, by the wind or more likely dragged out by a predator.  It’s also not true that a wild bird parent will carry their young back to the nest.

4.  Wild birds will not return to a fallen nest if it is put back into place – FALSE

Wild birds will absolutely return to a fallen nest, especially if called by their hungry babies.  If a bird’s nest is knocked to the ground, return it near it’s original location.  If the nest is damaged, the remaining material can be put inside a container with drainage holes (e.g.  strawberry container) and wired into place near the original location.  Set the babies back into the nest and watch from a distance to make sure the parents find the