Anyone know how to take care of a baby sparrow? Update pg.2 - uh oh!

[C.Ann]

A bit of a complication here.. "Peeps" refuses to leave.. Now what?

This morning DD and DGD took the box he/she had been living in next-door (no one there for weeks to come - large backyard, wooded area - therefore safer for his flight).. Took "Peeps" out of the box and sure enough, he/she took flight.. That's the good part..

DD and DGD took the box back to their travel trailer and left it outside so my Dson-in-law could take it home tonight and dispose of it.. Then they all went down to the lake for the day.. Came back a little while ago - and guess who is back in the box? Yup - "Peeps".. LOL..

I think he/she has adopted DD and DGD.. Any chance he/she would be more inclined to leave on a permanent basis if they took him back to their house - the area where he was originally found (although he/she was "stuck" to the side of Dson-in-law's truck) and tried to get him/her to "leave" from there?

This bird is just plain weird.. LOL..

 

[buckler]

This is from a page about baby starlings but probably would apply to your sparrow. The bird may think you are family now.

" If you have a single baby under two weeks of age, (imprinting takes place between 7 and 14 days of age), it needs to be given to a rehabber or someone who will raise it as a pet, for a single bird cannot be raised without imprinting on its caretaker."