mm wrote:
On Sun, 23 May 2010 09:43:34 -0400, "
wrote:

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A baby bird that's fallen out of the nest is pretty much dead already no
matter what you do to/for it, unless you're a trained professional.
Heck, the parents might have smelled something "wrong" and pushed it
out. There's nothing wrong with trying to help it out, but the poor
little guy is most likely toast.

nate

The "smell" thing might be more urban legend than fact. There is a bald
eagle nest in my area, in residential area. Animal group had an orphan
eagle and placed it in this nest that had an adult pair with two
hatchlings. As the story goes, the adult pair will take an orphan into
their nest and raise it, but will push out a weaker baby. Ultimately,
the whole nest was destroyed - too big for the tree, I believe - and
haven't heard more about the outcome.

They built a nest that was too big for the tree! Are there no bigger
trees around?

I believe they use the same nest for a long time...this is a residential
back yard, so is somewhat private.