This bit of lore asserts that birds are so sensitive to the dangers posed by humans that they will fly off, never to return, if they catch even a faint whiff of human scent around the nest or on their young. That's a myth.
Handling an egg or a baby bird will cause its mother to reject it.Children are routinely cautioned that they must not touch baby birds found in the wild nor lay so much as a finger on eggs discovered in nests, lest such actions cause a mother bird to reject her young or abandon her nest.
Why should you not immediately bear young birds away to a safer place? Primarily because the last thing you want to do is separate baby birds from their parents. Don't consider picking up such finds and bringing them into your home to be cared for, because their parents will do a much better job than you ever could. Chances are very good that mom and dad are close at hand, even if you don't see them.
If the nestlings' nest has been destroyed , create a new one from a berry basket or margarine tub that has had holes poked into the bottom of it for drainage. Line the improvised nest with pine needles or paper towels and tack it up in a tree or shrub as close to the original nest as possible. Place the nestlings in their new home and leave. The parents will usually return and take up feeding the babies as if they were still in the original nest.
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