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Anonymous
Hey, /an/.

I need advice.

There is a baby robin [see pic, it's not the one, but it looks just like him] standing on my doorstep outside. He's been there for well over an hour, just chirping, and it seems like he's stuck there. He can't fly away because he hasn't learned how or something, and if his mother is around, she hasn't come back to get him... Do birds at his age even have their mothers taking care of them?

Also, he shat all over his foot.

What should I do about this guy?
>> Anonymous
don't touch him... your filthy human stench will taint him if mom ever does show up and she'll abandon him.

If mom doesn't come back, you can be nice, get a bird cage and provide the little thing a life of confinement... or you can go get you favorite golf club and work on your swing.
>> Anonymous
Thank you for the advice.

I just looked outside and it seems like he's gone. Hopefully he went somewhere safe.
>> Anonymous
Fledglings. Yeah, it sucks but they're probably gonna die if their mother doesn't come and get them. around the age where they start getting the instinct to fly, they sometimes jump the nest. Still not being ABLE to fly, they're stuck on the ground until momma comes to pick 'em up. If it's summer(sparrow season), they usually die from the heat and dry up.
>> Anonymous
If he looks like that guy in the picture, definitely leave him alone, if you're really concerned keep an eye out for the mother (she's probably around somewhere but might be off for awhile). If the bird is still there tomorrow and you haven't seen the mother you could probably call a local wildlife rehabilitator, they will take abandoned fledglings.

But it's a myth that your filthy human stench will taint birds. The mother won't abandon the bird, birds don't even have that great sense of smell and I'm sure it was probably made up by some crazy environmentalist who got sick of people taking healthy fledgings because they look helpless. If the bird is totally in harms way you can pick him up and move him to safety.