• Determine bird age. Does it have feathers?
If not and you know where the nest is located, replace the hatchling in the nest. The parents will take it from there.
If the bird is feathered and not obviously injured (broken wing, leg, etc.), clear all pets and children away from the fledgling and observe it for an hour. Chances are the parents will return for it. They may be waiting until all the hoopla has died down before approaching the youngster.

• I tried all that, I don't know where the nest is and/or the parents haven't returned. What do I do now?
Carefully pick up the baby and put it immediately in a small cardboard box or plastic food container large enough for the bird to stand up in or move around a bit. (Try to have the container ready before you pick up the bird; this will reduce stress on the animal.) Use facial tissue, toilet tissue or paper toweling for padding and cover the container LOOSELY with a towel leaving a small gap at the edge for good air circulation. Place the box in a warm, QUIET area of the house and call your local wildlife rehabilitation center (see below) for further instructions. Do not offer the bird food or water until you have spoken with them and avoid peeking at or disturbing the bird.

• Well, I think this baby I found is a duck. Do I do the same thing?
Absolutely. Always observe a young waterfowl before picking it up. These birds are doting parents and will respond to a lost offspring. They do know how many babies they have. Because of this, they'll backtrack until they find the errant youngster. If you listen, you'll hear the duckling/gosling calling for its parents.

If you're sure the duckling/gosling is an orphan, follow the same steps as above. Place it in a padded box/container, covered with a towel, and put it in a warm, QUIET place. You'll want to use a deeper container for ducklings as they will jump. Immediately call your local rehabilitation center for further instructions.

Welcome to the Bird and Wildlife Information Center.

If you would like someone to help you identify a bird you’ve seen, send a detailed description of the bird, and include your city and state, and/or a photo of the bird to Iranjasminsafari.com .

Bird Feeding Basics

Bird feeding can benefit birds and also provides great bird watching from your own backyard. The obvious time to feed birds is in winter when natural food supplies are scarce; however, additional species visit feeders during the spring and fall migrations, and also during summer while nesting.

Birds Migration

Have you noticed the absolutely astounding and fascinating phenomenon happening outside these days? Yes, it is migration time with millions of birds traveling to their spring/summer homes in the northern hemisphere (or their fall/winter homes in the southern half of the world.

Right now is the best opportunity to see birds that are not common to your area. Listed below are a bunch of migration facts.

How Do Birds Find Their Way?

• Sighting (they don't call it a "bird's eye view" for nothing) features like rivers, coastlines, and mountain ranges.
• Monitoring Earth's magnetic field, apparently with their visual system and with tiny grains of a mineral called magnetite in their heads
• Observing the stars
Using the sun for guidance
• Smell
And probably following their neighbors (many birds migrate in large flocks)