blue jay or mockingbird baby (1 Viewer)

[tmcg]

Hi, my husband and I were cutting down an enormous vine crawling along our fence and destroying it. In the process halfway done, we found a baby bird hanging upside down in its nest. We had unfortunately disturbed it. I caught the bird before it fell, turned the nest back upside right and put the baby back in the nest. but more than half the vine has been removed. We tried to protect the nest from predators by placing a few cut vines around it. Did we do wrong? Will the mom and dad come back? So worried about this little fella. He had a few pin feathers coming in but still very young. He snuggled right down and fell asleep. I haven't seen any parents around yet. How will I know if they found him? Not sure if its a mockingbird or blue jay, we have both around here. I goggled pics but they mostly look the same as babies.

 

[fugl]

Hi, my husband and I were cutting down an enormous vine crawling along our fence and destroying it. In the process halfway done, we found a baby bird hanging upside down in its nest. We had unfortunately disturbed it. I caught the bird before it fell, turned the nest back upside right and put the baby back in the nest. but more than half the vine has been removed. We tried to protect the nest from predators by placing a few cut vines around it. Did we do wrong? Will the mom and dad come back? So worried about this little fella. He had a few pin feathers coming in but still very young. He snuggled right down and fell asleep. I haven't seen any parents around yet. How will I know if they found him? Not sure if its a mockingbird or blue jay, we have both around here. I goggled pics but they mostly look the same as babies.

You did the right thing, restoring things as much as possible to the way they were. In general, birds tend not to desert active young so there’s every chance they’ll return to tend to the baby. That said, there are no guarantees, of course. . ..

 

[tmcg]

Is there any way to know if she came back?

 

[fugl]

Is there any way to know if she came back?

Can't think of anything offhand, unless you can see into the nest or you see the parents bringing food to it.

 

[tmcg]

Good news! I sat out on my porch and watched for a while. I saw a mockingbird staying really close. Then she jumped to my fence and into the vines. I think the parent is back! Saw this happen a couple of times, so I feel so much better. I did peak in on the little one and it was alert and looked good. Thank you for the help. I was at a loss, and horrified at what we had accidentally done.

 

[fugl]

Glad to hear of the happy ending. . ..