1) Remember it is an old wife's tale that if you touch the babies the parents won't take care of them.
2) Return the baby to the place your children found it.
3) Place the baby on the ground near the tree where it was found, then leave the area so the parents will come back when they hear the baby chirp because it is hungry.
4) If there are cats around that might try to eat the baby you can do the following to keep it safe from harm. Take an empty margarine container (or similar size plastic bowl). Place a few holes in the bottom of it for any rainwater to drain out. Put some dry grass or leaves in the bottom of the bowl, then nail the bowl on the trunk of the tree or secure it in a branch as high up as you can reach. Put the baby in the secured bowl and leave the area. The parents will hear the baby chirp and come take care of it until it is ready to be on its own.
5) If you know for sure the parents are dead, or you don't know where the baby came from the best thing to do is to call one of the following people; a wildlife rehabilitator, the local police department, an animal control officer or a game warden. The rehabilitator can take care of the baby properly, the other people can refer you to a rehabilitator if you don't know one.
6) While waiting for help keep the baby in a quiet place. A cardboard box works well for a container. It is important to not handle the bird a lot because it will stress it out. Too much noise will make it afraid too.
7) It is best to not try to feed it. Too many people think it is ok to give a bird water or milk with an eyedropper. This can cause the bird to die due to liquid getting into its lungs by accident and either drowning it or causing pneumonia. Also bread and milk with or without sugar is another harmful recipe to feed them. Different birds need different diets and wildlife rehabilitators know from experience what bird needs what type of food. You can do more harm than good if you feed the baby the wrong food. Do the baby bird a favor and get it to someone who knows how best to take care of it.
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