Comments on: Mourning Dove Rescue http://www.greensborobirds.com/2009/05/19/mourning-dove-rescue/ Birds, Bugs & Blooms in North Carolina's Piedmont Triad Wed, 05 May 2010 20:10:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Iris http://www.greensborobirds.com/2009/05/19/mourning-dove-rescue/comment-page-1/#comment-3838 Iris Wed, 05 May 2010 20:10:56 +0000 http://www.greensborobirds.com/?p=1150#comment-3838 Hey Jessica! Your dove is probably finding something to eat and even moving around when people aren't nearby. You say the warehouse door's open, so it could very well be flying in and out and nesting in there. It is nesting season after all. If the bird is too high to grab, your best bet is to wave a rake or broom near it to encourage it to fly out—and then close the warehouse door. Unless it's sick, don't worry about it starving. Birds will get moving on their own when they're hungry. Your bowl of seeds might actually encourage it to stay in the warehouse, so maybe put it outside instead. Good luck! Hey Jessica! Your dove is probably finding something to eat and even moving around when people aren’t nearby. You say the warehouse door’s open, so it could very well be flying in and out and nesting in there. It is nesting season after all.

If the bird is too high to grab, your best bet is to wave a rake or broom near it to encourage it to fly out—and then close the warehouse door. Unless it’s sick, don’t worry about it starving. Birds will get moving on their own when they’re hungry. Your bowl of seeds might actually encourage it to stay in the warehouse, so maybe put it outside instead.

Good luck!

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