http://www.azgfd.net/wildlife/conservation-news/dont-pick-up-baby-birds-and-other-young-wildlife/2008/05/22/ The Official Blog of the Arizona Game and Fish Department Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:43:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.azgfd.net/wildlife/conservation-news/dont-pick-up-baby-birds-and-other-young-wildlife/2008/05/22/comment-page-1/#comment-1087 Laura Smith Wed, 20 May 2009 01:09:55 +0000 http://www.azgfd.net/wildlife/?p=32#comment-1087 There are some birds nesting in my porch area. I knew that the babies would eventually fall because they built the nest on a very narrow part of the porch. I put a basket on the ground that I filled with shredded paper. Sure enough, one of the babies has fallen into the paper. He seems ok and I am trying to keep from helping the parents. The birds almost look like a cardinal except that they are all brown. The male has a crest on his head and a little bit of red on his cheeks. Can you tell me what to do? Should I take the little birds out and put them on the ground? They cannot fly yet although they have a few feathers. There are some birds nesting in my porch area. I knew that the babies would eventually fall because they built the nest on a very narrow part of the porch. I put a basket on the ground that I filled with shredded paper. Sure enough, one of the babies has fallen into the paper. He seems ok and I am trying to keep from helping the parents. The birds almost look like a cardinal except that they are all brown. The male has a crest on his head and a little bit of red on his cheeks. Can you tell me what to do? Should I take the little birds out and put them on the ground? They cannot fly yet although they have a few feathers.

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