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Cool!
I bet he scrambled and fluttered off with the folks…good job!
As far as feeding…best not to if one is not experienced, get any bird/wildlife to a professional.
The rules are always…
WDQ ( warm, dark & quiet ) to minimize stress.
No food before sure of hydration…food will kill a dehydrated bird or animal, the wrong kind of food will kill them anyway.
All species have different requirements but something like a Blackbird would need fresh fruits and meal worms for a balanced diet.
The baby bird diet usually consists of many different foods with a base formula rehabbers use, and meal worms dusted in a vitamin powder. Stuff that most folks do not keep handy in the fridge. lol
On top of that, in the rehab setting babies are always paired with others of their own kind and contact is kept minimal at feedings for the best chance of release.
After hand feeding EVERY 10–20 minutes morning til night..( no feedings at night )
in the early weeks, then the fledglings diets shift to seeds, fruits and meal worms that they MUST learn to pick up and eat on their own before releasable. This is where competing and watching other fledglings is vital to a successful transistion to independence.
An inexperienced person and a single baby is not a good combo.
It is very important for baby birds to be raised with others.
You’d also be amazed how many baby birds come into rehab and people have fed them MILK!
Bad, very bad! :-/