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I was googling after I posted and found similar info. This bird seems to be between a nestling and fledgling. It's pretty fully feathered (except

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Aug 2 '24, 12:55

around its face), but it really can barely move. I've seen it shake its wings a couple of times but it can't hop at all. It's basically in exactly the same spot it was 2 hours ago when I first spotted it. I do think the parents are there watching over it (I see them hanging around), but I don't know how to deal with this with the dogs. I would happily leave it out there to see if it gets stronger, but my dogs will sit at the window and bark for hours when they see it or if we don't let them out.

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Ooh, that’s tough. I’m sure the parents are hopefully looking on. Any chance you could take the dogs out on a leash to keep them separated? -- nm - Dark Callisto Aug 2, 13:06 1
- I'm going to try, but it's really tough. They generally are sort of free to go out there and run around as they want. The younger dog is at daycare - pmb Aug 2, 13:18

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I was googling after I posted and found similar info. This bird seems to be between a nestling and fledgling. It's pretty fully feathered (except

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