HELP !!! Found baby bird! What do I do?!?!

[HyperFerret]

I went out to water my garden and as I turned the nozzle of the water faucet something moved! I looked closer to see a baby bird. He has a full set of feathers but still appears to be unable to fly. I think he's an ordinary "House Sparrow" .... I THINK. I currently have 2 areas where these House Sparrows (?) nest. One of the locations is my windmill, yard ornament, but that currently has only eggs. The other location is through the top brick of the corner of my house right under the roof. He is huddled against my the wall of my house, trying to hide in the ground coverage (weeds I never pulled out, lol). He's roughly 27 feet from where I think he came from.

I have not touched him! So are the parents going to somehow get him back up there? Is he going to die if I just leave him there? IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?! I thought about getting ...something... to pick him up and try to place him back in the hole that I'm sure he came out of. But I wasn't sure what to use that wouldn't put my sent on him. Then I thought about bringing him in and trying to care for him. (Afraid of leaving him there overnight.) ....But I understand that once I did that I would have to care for him till he was older. (Would hope to still raise him wild so I could release him back.) However, I'm not sure what his type eats so didn't know what to feed him anyhow. Then I thought about finding a worm to feed him still without touching him. But I wasn't sure if he was big enough for that yet. (I noticed that in the first clutch in the windmill while back ago, when the chicks were big enough, there was a worm placed in there by the parents for them. I guess to peck at, not really sure.)

Like I said, looks like (without touching him) he has all of his feathers. His mouth is still very wide. (Like it is when the parent still feeds them. Hope I don't sound too silly and clueless, lol.) So is there anything I can do?!?!?! I sure do hope someone sees this tonight! And is able to tell me anything!

Thanks!

[HyperFerret]

This is not him nor is it his own clutch. But I believe they are the same kind. (They being the ones in the windmill and the ones in behind my brick.) Again, I'm sure he's from behind the brick because the windmill currently has only eggs.

I'm guessing he's about the age of these guys from another clutch.



Here's a not very good pic of the parents of the other family.



I couldn't get a good pic of him for by the time I thought about that it had already become too dark for my camera to focus. All the pics I have of him are blurry. I only tried twice because I didn't want to stress him out too much.

I checked just a minute ago and he doesn't seem to be doing so well. The babies in the above picture look much healthier and more alert than he is at the moment. :( But still if he's still here tomorrow and there's something I could do, I'd love to do so!

[KDK241]

Those are house sparrows. If you are sure where he came from, you can put him back. Birds don't identify their babies from sent, they identify them from sight and sound. The idea that they will smell you on them and abandon them is false. If you aren't exactly sure where he came from then don't put him back in. The other birds will kill him if he is in the wrong nest. If he has all his feathers then he could have came out on his own and the parents will come and feed him. If they aren't then he needs someone to feed him. The best thing to do is find a wildlife rehabilitator in your area and bring him there. If they won't take him then he will need to be fed. Here is a link to a site that I used to feed my baby robins. If you can get a pic of him tomorrow that would be great! Baby birds usually leave the nest a few days before they can actually fly and the parents come and feed them. To make sure nothing gets him tonight you can put something around him (chicken wire, bird cage with no base, etc.) so that nothing can get to him but the parents can still feed him if they are.

FACT - HOW TO CARE FOR A BABY BIRD

[shosh]

If your backyard is a safe haven, I would leave him be.
The parents will come and feed him, and as was previously said, it is common for the parents to push the babies out of the nest when they are fledglings and watch over them/feed them for a couple of days until they are able to do so for themselves.
If, however, your backyard is more exposed and there is predatory danger, you may wish to call a wildlife centre. They will also advise you as to your best course of action.
I have done both....left birds alone and taken them to wildlife centres. It really depends on the situation.
I would highly advise against bringing him in and feeding him yourself. This can also be very stressful on a baby bird, especially if you aren't sure what to feed him nor how to do it. It sounds like your baby is a fledgling and should be fine within a day or so but I would call the experts ( the wildlife centre ) if you are in any doubt.

[HyperFerret]

Thanks for the replies, however, when I checked on him at 6:45 this morning, sadly, he had already passed away.

Sorry, these are the only pics I had of him:





I was going to say that we don't have a wildlife center in my area (seems like I've checked for one before) but I'll just say I don't know of any for my area. No I didn't know it was false about touching a baby bird. I've always thought (been told) that if you touch a baby bird the parents would disown the baby. Even if I had known, I'm not too sure on how successful I would have been in placing him back in his nest. It is about 2 feet out of my reach. Obviously I would have gotten a ladder. But it is also directly behind my trellis garden and the hole of their home is somewhat at an angle. Not sure how close I would have been able to get him to his nest.

Here's their door:



Thanks everyone for trying to help! Sorry it turned out sad.