(KRON) — Spring has arrived, and local birds are busy building nests for their eggs.
In anticipation of a baby bird boom, the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA is reminding community members that fledglings — even ones that are found outside a nest — should be left alone.
“Not all baby birds out of the nest require help,” said Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA communications manager Colleen Crowley.
Baby fledglings, which have not yet learned how to fly, sometimes leave the nest. On the ground, they are cute, clumsy, and are usually being cared for by their parents. Intervention from well-intentioned people is unnecessary unless the bird is injured, PHS-SPCA explained.
Fledglings often have short tails and scruffy feathers. Unlike younger, naked nestlings, feathered fledglings on the ground are usually healthy and being fed by mom and dad.
“If you think a baby bird may be in danger or abandoned, please call us and we can help determine if the bird is in need of intervention,” Crowley said.
For more information, go to phs-spca.org/wildlife/found or call 650-340-7022.