COMING TO THE RESCUE OF A FLEDGLING MOURNING DOVE WHO FELL INTO A STORM DRAIN!!
Along with the warmer weather, the calls to our hotline grow daily. We recently had a call from a person who was walking near a storm drain during a rainstorm and heard chirping. She peered down through the grating and saw a mourning dove fledgling in quite a predicament. But, how could she help? This incredible rescue is a blueprint for anyone who needs to scoop up a baby bird from a storm drain, and then find his or her mother.
The rehabber would like to stay anonymous, but we are so grateful to her for what she has done and for sharing her technique. First, she used a pole with a net attached to scoop the baby out of the storm drain. Once he was out, the next challenge was to find the fledgling’s Mom.
So, the rehabber played the call of both the mother and the youngster, which immediately drew in the mother.
Here is a YouTube link to the sounds a baby mourning dove makes:
Baby Mourning Dove with No Mom is Yelling for Food
And, here’s another link to the sound of an adult mourning dove:
Mourning Dove Call and Cooing Sound #shorts #calming #birdcall #birds #backyardwildlife #viral
We hope that you make use of these sounds if you ever find a fledgling. Of course, you’ll have to know the species, and a way to find that is by downloading the “Merlin Bird ID” app. It’s chock full of great features.