Well, it has feathers, but some of them are very downish type feathers, not flight feathers.
And shape-wise, it seems more roundish than say, robin shaped.
The one thing I was wondering is if it was actually trying to fly and my saw startled it so much, or if it just kind jumped out of the birdhouse.
I have bags of birdseed that the adults eat all the time, but I’m not sure if a very juvenile one would even know what to do with it.
The best birdseed, in general, is safflower and sunflower. If you’re going to feed the baby bird that, ensure it’s shelled.
not birdseed for a baby. Has to be soft.
I didn’t realize my cockatiel pair had stopped feeding the baby bird they had been raising. He got so hungry that he got out of the nest box, landed below and started pecking wildly at seed (hunger) but in his haste and inexperience (he was too young for seed) he aspirated seed and that brought about fluid in the lungs and death. That’s the only baby bird I took care of that didn’t pull though - aspirating seed.
We still have the baby bird food. It’s called exact from a company named Kaytee. It comes in powder form that you mix with water and feed with a dropper.
A bird has to lose its down before it can fly, from what I’ve seen (I watch live bird cams). It will need to be kept warm, if you decide to remove it from its nest. Today being Saturday might be a problem for finding a rehab person, but if there’s a vet open or a zoo nearby you can call, you might be able to find a person who will care for it in order to release it into the wild. They do “wingersize” in order to get ready, but they have to be sleek for the flight and strong enough.
The parents are likely regurgitating the food at this point, so hard seeds would probably not help. Check the internet for info. There might be some good advice for the type of bird you have. Songbird might be good enough of a description.