![]() ![]() Fact is, the same applies to virtually all species – some have different strategies for survival, like migration, and many larger birds have much smaller broods (just one chick in the case of many raptors – and even that may not survive). If all the Great Tits which hatched from two broods of, say, half a dozen each survived to maturity (in one year) and had two broods per year each, just how many Great Tits would we have in twenty years’ time? Work it out. As to baby House Sparrows and other small urban birds you may come across – I’m afraid there is very little you can do unless you wish to dedicate a lot of your life to them. Mum will be along as soon as you are out of sight. Young owls, of several species, are occasionally to be found in woodland situations, apparently abandoned, on the ground. By the way, on the subject of Swifts, if you come across a grounded adult on a cold windy day, try picking it up and just throwing it into the air – their long wings prevent them from taking off otherwise. It sleeps on her pillow, and rides around the house on the dog’s back – an example of remarkable dedication. My niece has raised and maintained a Swift – no less – which fell from its nest above her apartment NINE YEARS AGO, and she still has it, feeding it dog food. Watch a pair of Robins, say, feeding young in the nest, and you will see them going back and forth busily again and again, a ‘ferry service,’ carrying grubs and caterpillars to help their young grow from tiny, naked, helpless babies to fully-fledged birds, in just a few weeks. If you find a nestling apparently ‘abandoned’ and cannot return it immediately to it’s nest, it’s chances of survival are very tiny. Spring Migration Comparison Report 2010 – 2014.Spring Migration Comparison Report 2015 – 2018.If you come across wildlife you think may be injured or orphaned, you should note the location and contact a Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator in your area. Do not pick up baby animals or remove them from their natural environment. Spring Migration Comparison Report 2019 – 2022 Rarely are animals actually orphaned the parent may be searching for food or observing its young from a distance.Spring Migration Comparison Report 2023 – 2026. ![]()
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