Beakspeak: Lost and Found

Posted by ardeidae on October 28, 2004

What do you do if you find a helpless baby bird away from it’s nest? Lore tells us that the smell of a human on a baby bird causes the parents to reject it. Snopes calls this “hogwash,” explains why, and details the best way to aid in different situations.

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