Two baby blue jays survived growing up on a fire escape in the East Village. My neighbors and I caught the two fledgling babies and brought them to the relative safety of the block’s backyard this morning. Only two survived out of a nest of five–despite the fascination of the community and many efforts to help them. But really two is pretty good for such a ridiculous nesting spot–twelve feet above nothing but hard sidewalk, a street and lots of nosey New Yorkers. (more…)
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2 Blue Jay Babies Survive Mean Streets of the East Village
Posted in baby, birds, blue jay, NYC, rescue, urban wildlife, wildlife rehabilitation, tagged baby, blue jay, corvid, fire escape, nest on June 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »