Re: OT - Sparrow help

2005-08-16 Thread Julie Johnson
Dear Paolo, Thank you for helping this poor little soul! Most of the things I've heard and read say only to keep the bird warm and in a dark place until you can get it to a wildlife specialist; well, that's going to be tough if they are all on Holiday! Here's a website I found which includes a

Re: OT - Sparrow help

2005-08-16 Thread Lernermichelle
Paolo, We had to take care of a young sparrow for 2 days once until we could get her or him to a rehabber. I think they told us to buy dry dog food and soak a few pieces in water and mix with some banana and feed that. The bird definitely liked it. Michelle

RE: OT - Sparrow help

2005-08-16 Thread MacKenzie, Kerry N.
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/advice/careofsickbirds/food.asp Dear Paulo It's wonderful of you to try and help the sparrow. Here's some info that I hope will be helpful re feeding the little sparrow from the site for the UK Royal Society for Protection of Birds. (I tried calling the Audobon

Re: OT - Sparrow help

2005-08-16 Thread Nina
Hi Paolo, It sounds like you have a fledgling there. There's a couple of days in their development where they can only fly horizontally, (a very dangerous time for them). If he's still alive, (sadly, they don't live long in a regular house setting), he may be ready to fly by now. If he