My dad found two baby robins in our backyard on Sunday. He guesses that they fell out of their nest. They were waddling around and chirping for their mommy and daddy. He got a big ol' box and filled it with straw and poked the birds into the box. We have been feeding them a steady diet of mulberries and worms. For little birds they are sure loud. If they are hungry, they chirp. If they want some shade, they chirp. If they are taking a crap, they chirp.
I already called the Humane Society to see if they would take them. They suggested leaving them out on the grass for their parents to pick up (how? Would the momma or poppa bear pick up these chicks with their beaks or something?). As turns out, the whole thing about human scent on a bird is a wives tale so they are okay to pick up.
In any case, the parents are not going to pick them up. I do not know how they could! I'll give it another day and call the Humane Society and see if they will take the robins in. We have a couple cats in this neighborhood and I don't want to see these chicks get eaten!!
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