I found a baby starling lying spread eagle looking dead on the sidewalk.

I think it fell out its nest from a tall maple I can't climb.

So its about to storm here, and I took it home.

I didn't put up a fight, just rested in my hand as I brought it in.

I gathered grass and placed it in a basket, it is resting now. Think I'll release it in the morning.

Should I feed it? Water it? How? Or should I let it weather the storm?

Please, I want to do what's best. Poor birdie.

You can always take it to a local wildlife rescue center. I found a baby squirrel like that once. Flies had already laid eggs on it, but I took it to one of these centers, and it made it.

When I was a child I took care of several birds. I usually feeded them with living mealworms.

of all the places in the world to look for help, a prince fansite is perhaps not the most appropriate place

why don't you google up bird help or something?

Poiple said:

Angel Memorial Hospital told me that they will not take care of it (they don't take in wild animals, they told me to leave it where I found it )... there is no where else I can really take it. I am in the middle of the city (Boston) and the Audubon Society in my area was torn down. They had a wild life bird center there.

It seems OK, it moving and sitting up, just resting. It looks clean, no flies, lice fleas it seems.

Its a baby though, still has those fuzzy feathers on it. It can fly.

paintedlady said:

If it can fly, it'll probably be fine. I had one stay in the bushes in front of my house for three or four days before taking off. Are you sure one of the parents isn't around? Many times they are and they're hard to see. Many times they wait around to make sure the young ones can fly on their own.

unique said:

I am... weirdly enough, many folks here seem to be very knowledgeable, so why not try several avenues. Dig?

Poiple said:

Its nest was high in the tree...(huge maple) or at least I think it was. Kids outside were throwing stuff at it. We also have a pair of nesting red-tailed hawks about a block away.

I felt awful leaving it out there on the sidewalk. It was there all afternoon.
I'm sorta shocked a hawk didn't scoop it up.

OK I spoke to a person from Boston chapter of the Nature reserve.... they told me to put it back. They can't be bothered. damn.

paintedlady said:

Thats so sweet of you to help it..

paintedlady said:

trying several avenues is the best way, but a prince fan site is not a recommended top of the list choice for something like that. try nature webshites and stuff, there must be fucking thousands of the things. the rspb, and god knows how many fucking charities there are, like the WWF (not the gay dudes who pretend to fight)

paintedlady said:

I'm not surprised. Starlings are considered nuisance birds.

Now, if one of the hawks were injured, that'd be another story.

unique said:

Yup, doing that. Didn't get much help from the local nature center. Bummer.
It may sound crazy, but this fansite gave me more help than that damn chick on the phone that works at the nature center.

paintedlady said:

well i am an expert on birds, especially great tits

tinaz said:

Yeah my kids want to keep it Imma release it close to the tree where I found it when it wakes up. I'll make sure its in a place where the kids won't stone it to death.

Genesia said:

Hawk lying on a sidewalk is on its own... F-that. Talons and curious children's eyeballs don't mix.

unique said:

We're in GD... we talk about a lot of things that are not Prince-related.

I think it's nice that paintedlady shared her experience with us!

It's so sweet of you to care about this bird that I won't make any jokes about deep fryin it on a stick and sending it to tinaz.

Seriously.

johnart said:

Round here we call that SUPPER!

tinaz said:

It's but a lil bird honey. Round here we call that Appetizer.

johnart said:

im on a diet...

tinaz said:

@ that exchange!

johnart said:

chocolate1 said:

I know right?

I would give it some seed and water. If you have a little dog or cat cage you can keep it in there, or a hamster cage. Keep it out of drafts. Wash you hands thoroughly and small amount of bleach. If it can fly then release it if it s eating. Try a vet school, they sometmes have wildlife rehab,

BklynBabe said:

TY, will do. Angel memorial has a school, great idea I will look into that.

It shows what kind of a person you are that you were moved to save this baby birdie.



It's so nostalgic for me to hear about Angell Memorial.

I used to be a summer camp counselor at the North American Indian Center of Boston on East Huntington. My father is half Mohawk and wanted me to learn stuff. It was cool.

PunkMistress said:

Ty
Awesome... I need to check that center out. The entire campus has been redone around there it looks so different.

I remember when I was young I was always trying to help lil birds and stray animals....

I still do, but I'm so jaded now

birds are very fragile, so don't get upset if birdie doesn't make it, you are very sweet to try and help!

You are such a sweetie pie boo boo cakes.