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Is this beast a baby sparrow?? (Bob and Cede)
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25-06-2010 9:01pm#1I'm not good at identifying the birds so I've decided to ask here. Is the one in the picture a sparrow?
I found it almost two weeks ago while jogging in the local football pitch. I thought it was dead because it was completely blue and there were flies sitting on him. But when I looked closer I noticed that bird's neck was slightly moving as it was breathing. So I picked it up, it was cold as stone, but after few minutes in my warm hand it started moving a tiny bit. The baby bird was just there lying on the grass in the open field, there were no trees or bushes around where the nest could have been. So I took it home, I didn't think it had a chance to survive.
Here's the pic on the day I found it:
Few days later, he's still alive. We named him Bob
Ah little Bob, he's a fighter!
The bird is getting quite active now. He's making noises when hungry, grooming his newly grown feathers and digging around his 'nest'.
I think I'll have to contact somebody to take him away soon to get him ready for release. It's a wild bird and it belongs to the wild.116
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Bob was my boyfriend's idea. But he calls everything/everybody Bob
Bob is definately not a starling - his beak is much shorter. And magpie was most likely the reason how he ended up in the middle of the field.
Finch maybe? Bob is tiny, here:
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I used eye dropper to feed him first week. First days he wasn't always opening his mouth and had to be force fed. He could not hold his head up either. Now I switched to syringe because he eats up much more. To be honest I don't know when to stop giving him food because he would eat past the point where the sack on his neck would explode
His favorite is boiled egg mashed up together with dog food. I add some ground budgie food to the mix sometimes, it seems to be working and bird is growing fast. 0 -
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http://www.arkive.org/greenfinch/carduelis-chloris/image-A17784.html
Some pics of greenfinch nestlings in that site for comparison.
What a lovely thing to do OP and how wonderful that Bob surived 0 -
Bill looks a bit blunt for goldfinch.Young goldfinch?
Bob looks like he has the start of a supercillium behind heis eye, plus he has the start of a wingbar. Hard to say for sure though
Problem with Bob when releasing him into wild is that House sparrows are flock birds not solitary. Bob will need to be released into a flock I would guess. Hopefully they would take to him.
Bob is hardy though, it's amazing he survived. Respect to J@utis0 -
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J@utis,
This is an excellent piece of work.
You seem to have the knack.
Although you probably don't need any guidelines; a few pointers for others who may find themselves in your position are:
Food may need water added immediately before feeding to avoid any risk of dehydration.
Food for Finch chicks, which are mainly seed eaters as adults, tends to be high in insects. Greenfly, Caterpillars and Earthworms mushed up is ideal.
Feeding this little fellow won't be much different to the process that Canary and other Cagebird breeders use. Hard boiled egg mashed into some rusk is a healthy treat. Canary rearing seed mix will be excellent as he fledges. Any good Pet Shop will advise. Or contact a local Cagebird society if there is one nearby.
Finches feed their young on a mush of seed kernels, grit and small insects such as greenfly, so replicating that should help. Grit is very important to a birds digestive system and must not be forgotten about. Again, a Pet Shop can advise as there are specific types of grit that should or should not be used.
Great work.
I'm looking forward to updates on this thread.:) 0 -
yeah rightYour new name - the Bird Girl of Bray.
today bob is getting very keen on his wing flapping exercise, all my computer desk where his box sits is covered with dried gras
ok, so what finch we've got here? I noticed some yellow specs in wings, tried to take pic, but he's moving too fast (it's just a coincidence that my nails are yellow too):
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and thanks for your advice Srameen. I've been feeding him boiled eggs since the day I found him. I remember my mother used to keep small chickens and boiled egg was the ultimate treat for them - they'd kill each other for it, especially for the yolk part.
I also add some very fine sand into his food sometimes. I'm just not sure if he needs some extra vitamins/minerals added to ground budgie food as it says 'all your bird needs' i.e. vitamins are there, so does say the dog food
and the other thing is that I can't really keep him as pet for a much longer. I live in rented accommodation and I share the house with other people and I'm sure they wouldn't be happy listening to the bird's songs @5am in the morning.0 -
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