How To Care For Young Bird Which Cannot Fly. The bird should fly away on its own within a minute or two. If it can walk hop and flap its wings or if adult birds are nearby leave the bird alone.
Make sure you leave it within hearing distance of where it was found. The bird should fly away on its own within a minute or two. If the bird is on a busy path or road or other potentially dangerous exposed location it makes sense to pick it up and move it a short distance to a safer place.
Take the bird outside and open the box every fifteen minutues to see if it is able to fly away.
The box may be wedged in a low tree branch or in a bush if it is safer. The box may be wedged in a low tree branch or in a bush if it is safer. You can also fill a hot water bottle and place it next to the bird. Make sure you leave it within hearing distance of where it was found.