I need to move a wild birds nest!?
August 18, 2010 Bird House Feeder
Our house is being fumigated for termites and the nest is under the balcony in an area that will be tented. I was thinking I could purchase a small wooden house and have it close to the original nest location. I will use rubber gloves when I move the nest. Will the parents go to the new site?
There are two baby birds in the nest now, and the fumigators are coming two weeks…how long before baby wild sparrows leave the nest?
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Comments (3)
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Please do not touch the nest yet. If you move the nest, the parents are likely to abandon it and the chicks.
Depending on how old the chicks are now, they might fledge in time for you to fumigate. If not, perhaps you could find someone who rehabs wildlife? My vet takes in wild animals who have been injured, baby birds who have fallen from the nest too young (from downed trees, or without proper flight feathers), etc. and rehabs them for release.
I am glad that you are researching your options now. Hopefully you’ll have a good solution before you fumigate. (I’d even consider changing the fumigation date until after the birds had fledged, but I don’t know how difficult that would be to do.)
You can move the nest to a nearby bush or tree – do not put it in a birdhouse, as you do not know if the birds will use it – only certain species are cavity nesters. As long as the birds can hear the babies, they will find them in a tree or bush.
They may actually fledge (leave the nest) before you need to move the nest – depending on the species of sparrow, they could fledge as early as 2 weeks.
Also, please remember that baby birds fledge (leave the nest) several days before they start to fly. They hop around on the ground, and they climb on low branches until their wings are strong enough for them to fly. The parent birds continue to feed and care for the fledglings until they are self-sufficient. If you see a baby bird on the ground, and it has most of its feathers, leave it alone. Do not assume that it has fallen out of the nest and needs to be rescued.
do not move it…… for one you will disturb the young and then you will basicly be killing the babies cause the parents will almost never come back in that situation…. for 2 it is illegal to touch a wild birds nest or even take in one of their feathers…..