Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark, Go, Baby! Should I leave it alone, is it possible she’ll be back to lay eggs? Overall, she's like most other animals -- far too invested in her young to fly off and abandon her young. will a moma bird sit on her babies if they are dead? May 1, 2007 #1 Hi; I am new to this website/forum. Sure, there are some instances where an animal may abandon its young, but this doesn’t happen very often. (The zoo has yet to name the cub.) No. How many babies do robins have? A baby bird will still be accepted by its parents if it has been touched by a human. Do birds mourn the loss of a baby? It’s a myth that parent birds will abandon young that have been touched by humans—most birds have a poor sense of smell, and birds in general identify their young using the same cues we humans do—appearance and sound. If you touch or disturb a bird’s nest there is a real risk the mother bird will abandon it. Put it back. Now I haven't seen her and hope she isn't feeding them. I was trying to find some answers about a Cardinal we have near a quiet bedroom window. So don't give Mama Bird a bad rep. The mama bird has been sitting on this nest except will fly away ( and immediately return) when the gardener mows the lawn. Birds Don’t Usually Abandon Their Young. JimZ. Why would a Robin abandon her nest? Also, please know that even if you touched the eggs, the mother bird will not abandon them. Photo of a Red-cockaded Woodpecker nestling by B A Bowen Photography via Birdshare . She has been sitting on her nest for well over a week, all of the sudden she abandons the nest completely--with about 3 eggs or so in … I have been watching them from my nearby window with binos, and I believe the momma is aware that I am watching. We have a red bird in our shrub who hatched her babies on mothers day. Unfortunately, like us humans, not all animals are suited to the demands of parenthood. Some would get dragged off by neighborhood cats. I find it so interesting. Only her death or the creation of an environment where she cannot get to her babies will deter her from returning. I gave not seen her there in at least s week! If the mother leaves them alone they won't hatch. I went to look and big daddy red flew down closer to me as I was peaking in. The babies are hungry!! The more likely risk is that the mother bird sees you near the nest, which is more likely to scare her off. Every time I go outside they hear me and start to open their mouths and cry. It happens that the babies get nudged out of the nest by their siblings, and it happens because the parents are trying to feed more babies for which they can easily find food. Like most birds, they lay one egg a day until their clutch is complete. And with wild rabbits, if the mom thinks a predator (human interferance too) has been touching the nest, she will abandon her babies. 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