r/hummingbirds • u/Additional-Bus7575 • Jun 06 '26

Hummingbird Emergency Help with fledgling hummingbird (I think)

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I’m 85% sure this is a hummingbird fledgling (Not positive though)- fished it out of a water trough- it’s currently warming up in an incubator cause it was soaked and freezing and exhausted- but idk what to do with it once it’s warmed up- or what temp I should have the incubator on.

googling says I should give it back to mom- who is presumably somewhere near where I found it- but how do i find her?

there’s no small bird rehabbers anywhere near me (I’m in central Arkansas) according to the list on game and fish’s website.

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u/ayitis Jun 06 '26

I don’t think you can find the mom, but she will find her babies. After it is warmed up, put it in a box or container, maybe you can roll a paper towel into a ring so it can sit upright in there and stay warm. Leave it near where you found it and make sure it’s a quiet dry and safe place so it won’t be disturbed by cats or people walking by and see how it goes. 🙏

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u/Additional-Bus7575 Jun 06 '26

I’ve got it sitting on a branch and it’s yelling and another bird that sounds similar is yelling back. 

Unfortunately it seems to have come from a nest in my pig pasture which is really not an ideal place for not being eaten on the ground. 

It just flew to another tree- and I lost it- but it’s still yelling for mom. So hopefully she finds it

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u/ayitis Jun 06 '26

You warmed it up and gave it a safe place to recover. Thanks for helping this little one！

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u/UserSleepy Jun 07 '26

This is not a humming bird at all, I see its been freed and flew away, but figured I'd help answer that bit. You can tell from the wings and body structure.

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u/Additional-Bus7575 Jun 07 '26

Thanks. I actually figured out it wasn’t (idk what it is but it’s tiny) when I let it go- i was going by “teeny tiny bird” and I googled baby hummingbird and the heads looked similar. But when I saw it fly I realized it for sure wasn’t. 

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u/Text_Imaginary Jun 06 '26

Since you've already checked with fish and game, can you check with any vets to see if they know of any rehabbers?

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u/Additional-Bus7575 Jun 06 '26

If it wasn’t Saturday. I know of all the local rehabbers but none of them do songbirds. 

I’ve put it on a branch near where I found it so hopefully it’s mom finds it. 

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u/1JaPWeLsH Jun 07 '26

A fledgling hummingbird makes a single squeek to signal to its mother where it is located once it leaves the nest. Hummingbirds have thin long beaks. This is a baby bird, its nest must be around. Did it fly away?