Warmer months bring newborn baby birds.
However, as helpless and frail as these animals may appear, they are here for a reason, and they have parents who are probably watching somewhere nearby. Most of the time, the best thing is to leave the bird right where you found him. Baby songbirds have three main stages of development and in any of these stages they are very vulnerable. Although mother nature is the absolute ruler over life and death, there are a few situations you may come across in which you may be able help the young birds. An abandoned fledgling To assure yourself that the male or female parent will return to the baby in any one of the above situations, keep your eye on the young bird for up to three hours from a discreet distance.