Yes, this Friday was a busy one for us. Our contractors took advantage of the nice clear rain free day to get more done on our house. Mark handed me a nest full of 3 baby flycatchers that were on the side of our house. After calls and Internet look ups, I put the nest in a gourd and hung it near a feeder away from all the construction. After 5 hours the baby birds peeped loudly and the parents found them. They have been feeding the baby birds happily since the move to a new safe home. Later in the day a 4th baby bird was found an put into the new gourd nest. All are doing well in spite of our bumbling interference with nature. A new home for us and our feathered friends.
I did learn that wild birds do not thrive if raised by humans. Best to place a baby bird in a temporary nest where the parents can find and feed them. The nest can be anything that holds the baby bird with straw or shavings up away from weather and predators, like my cats. Then watch and listen for the peeps. Parent birds will work hard to locate their babies from the sounds they make. I had no desire to hand feed 4 wild chicks every 2 hours for the next four weeks. I am so glad the bird parents are doing all the work.
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