will house sparrow parents come back? (1 Viewer)

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crocus

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• Jun 28, 2015

• #1

hi sorry to ask a silly question but i am very concerned, there was a nest of house sparrows in the corner of the roof, all the babys have flown away except one and i have not seen the parents come back to feed it but it is still chirping.

 

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Alinde10

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• Jun 28, 2015

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When the young leave the nest they scatter, so the others young birds are probably still around. As the fledgling is chirping, it sounds healthy, so maybe you are just missing seeing it being feed by its parents. I would just keep watching for now.

 

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Alinde10

Active member

• Jun 28, 2015

• #3

If the bird is still in the nest, the parents may be deliberately feeding it less often to encourage it to leave the nest.

 

Bewildered

Well-known member

• Jun 28, 2015

• #4

I agree with what Alinde said. Parent birds often feed chicks less or stop feeding them all together to get them to leave the nest looking for food/their parents.