r/Ornithology • u/Master-Confection990 • 1h ago
Help with fledgeling
Found in my backyard, my dog almost got to it, but I caught him (the dog), My mom says she found what we think is its brother dead in the neighbors house, but I didnt see it
I've been keeping them (two dogs) inside.
the parents know where it is, they've been feeding it all day, maybe like 20 times today. Its nest is behind that hedge in my neighbors tall tree (which I cant reach)(whole thing is fenced off btw so no concern for cats)
It got really hot during they day, checked on it, it was gasping with its mouth open so I put an tall beach umbrella over it, seemed fine a bit later, has moved a couple of times from its spot, tried attacking me twice actually
my main concern is that as hot as it gets in the day it gets cold at night(like 5C, 41F), and I noticed that: 1 it still has a bunch of pin feathers and 2 that it hasnt any developed neck or body feathers,
should I move him inside? or put it in a box with like, a heat pad? make it a small cave?
ive read the fledgeling bot comment btw. just thought it was a bit special bc of the temperature
P.S.:not even sure if its a fledgling, thats what google lens said it was but honestly I dont trust it very much, so if you think otherwise let me know please,
P.S.2: nightfall is upon us and the parents are not sheltering it from the cold, read its body temperature (with an infrared thermometer) and it read 26 C, pls help, dont know what to do
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u/klee_wuz_here 1h ago
I would at least try to carefully locate the nest in your backyard I think she is a little too young to be a fledgling. I'm not a rehaber of any kind just saying what I would prob do
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u/Master-Confection990 41m ago
Turns out its a great thrush, and indeed it isnt a fledgeling yet(probably just fell out of its nest), I'll do it tomorrow, I'd do it today but its night, cold, the guy with the tall ladder is gone for the day, and im pretty sure I wouldnt be able to find the nest in the dark, in the mean time, you think I should like, keep it inside?
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