It's not uncommon to see baby birds on the ground in the spring. A young bird without feathers should be placed back in its nest. A young bird with feathers should be left alone unless it's in danger.

McGraw said that without getting a feather for analysis, there's simply no way to be sure. Scott Weidensaul, a co-founder of Project SNOWstorm, a volunteer snowy owl research group, says his ...

A baby great horned owl who fell out of his nest in a wind storm earlier this month in Licking County is back in a natural habitat after a short stay at the Ohio Bird Sanctuary's hospital.