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[EGLEAVES@xxxxxxx]

Having watched birds all my life, I should know what to do in this situation, 
but in this case I am not sure.

A young phoebe has fallen out of the nest on my covered back porch.  He's 
probably a week a way from flying and cannot make it on his own.  The parents 
seem to ignore him while they feed the three other siblings still in the 
nest.

The question: Should I restore him to the nest or leave him for nature to 
take its course?  

Ed Gleaves


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