Myths about baby birds that are out of the nest

[Catherine]

Toronto Wildlife Centre has come up with some good information to dispel the myths about baby birds that are out of the nest. Every year well meaning people pick up babies that they should leave alone.
Sometimes baby birds are supposed to be out of the nest and learning to fly.

http://www.insidetoronto.com/blogs/post/...und-outsi/

I still remember being told that if you touched a baby, bird its parents would reject it. I had to rescue a baby bird from a cat and when I got it all sorted out, it was dark so I had to keep the baby overnight. When I took him outside first thing in the morning, the mother was watching for him and was overjoyed to hear him cry. She flew straight to him and took over his care. She didn't care where he had been all night. She was just glad to see him again.