I found this young fellow on the side of a street, checked for its parents, but no one around - except cats and crows who seemed to be interested. So I picked it up. It was breathing hard and offered no resistance. I took it home. I gave it some porridge and crushed bird food with water, and it got lively for a minute or two. Since then it seems to be sleeping, but it continues to breathe hard. I don't want to disturb it when it sleeps, but I am not sure if it needs more food. Will it tell me? Does it have a chance.
Cin J
Hi just this morning I found a what I think is a fledgling sparrow on the patio in my garden. Almost dead but breathing haphazardly. It was very wet . I've brought it in and kept it warm. It's feathers are now fluffed up. It has pulled it's legs back under it to. It's taken 3 hrs to do this, but is breathing much better, and although it seems to be aware of movement, it's still very vulnerable.
Is there anything else I can do?
I'm afraid all fledglings are vulnerable...thats nature. If it seems a bit better I would return it outside to its natural habit and if it is a youngster its parents are probably calling for it to feed it. As much as we think we are doing what's best , human intervention ain't always the best solution . Other than that, you could follow the advice that was already given On the original post.
(Pardon the Scottish Accent)
Thanks Linda, I'm happy to say that about an hour ago, he/ she perked up a bit more and had a flutter of its wings. Took it out to the lawn and it scrambled towards the hedge. Hopefully it'll survive!
I agree with Linda. Also, too early for sparrow fledglings. More likely a robin as in the original post on this thread.
Yes, your right, having looked at images on the net, it is a robin and I know we have robins nesting in our hedge! Cheers