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I noticed a young robin near my home this morning...it was again there when I returned for work...now it is roosting on the windsheild wiper on my vehicle...he did fly but low to the ground, I'm asuming he might have fallen from the nest?...may be old enough to begin flying but not have the ability to gain altitude...is this possible?? is there anything I can do to help the young one??? I did put out bird seed where I had seen him earlier...I also put out a plastic box with a make shift nest inside hoping he might use it as it is cold and windy tonight...also, he doesn't have long tail feathers, they are short still...and has a speckled appearance...should I try to intervene and help this young one out?? or is this a normal beginning for robins?please, any advice would be great...

I'm going to try to respond, but hopefully someone who is an expert can also. We have tons of robins all over my area. We have lots of babies around too. Most leave the next when they are just starting to fly and many can't even do that. I always have to check my yard before letting the dogs out for little critters and baby robins are some of them. If you watch carefully and quietly, maybe inside your house, you will probably see 1 or 2 adult robins somewhere within sight of the baby. The parents will continue to care of the babies even when they are out of the nest. I leave the babies alone, watch and enjoy them. Some will survivie, some won't. That may sound harsh, but that's life in the wild.

Enjoy your birds!