Two Kelowna children saved a baby bird害羞草研究所檚 life on Monday 害羞草研究所� with mom and dad害羞草研究所檚 help.

Nora Tower (eight years old) and her brother Lincoln (11 years old) were playing with the dog in the backyard of their family害羞草研究所檚 Black Mountain home when she heard chirping.

害羞草研究所淚 went under the cedar trees and saw it,害羞草研究所� Nora told the Capital News. 害羞草研究所淚t was a goldfinch, just a little baby. I tried to keep him safe because my puppy was sniffing [the bird].害羞草研究所�

Nora and Lincoln immediately told their parents of the discovery.

害羞草研究所淲e had to make some calls to figure out where to bring a little bird because we have never had to do that before,害羞草研究所� the childrens害羞草研究所� father Ward Tower explained.

After searching around, the Towers brought the bird to a local sanctuary, which will release the bird back into the wild within the next few weeks.

害羞草研究所淚t was in good shape. If its mouth is yellow, it害羞草研究所檚 not really hungry but if it害羞草研究所檚 red, it害羞草研究所檚 really hungry. Buddy害羞草研究所檚 mouth was red,害羞草研究所� said Nora.

害羞草研究所淪he nicknamed the bird Buddy,害羞草研究所� her father added.

Although Buddy was seemingly healthy, he wasn害羞草研究所檛 moving or flapping his wings which had Nora and Lincoln worried.

The sanctuary told Nora and Lincoln it will feed and take care of the bird before releasing him, which put them at ease.

The staff at the sanctuary told the Towers that if there was one bird, there are likely others. Goldfinch birds often nest close to the ground, so the family went back into their backyard to search for a nest and to see if any other birds needed their help, but no nest was anywhere to be found.

害羞草研究所淭hey usually nest close to the ground, but we never found one,害羞草研究所� said dad.

According to the BC SPCA, it害羞草研究所檚 common to see healthy-looking birds on the ground that can害羞草研究所檛 fly in the spring/summer months. These young birds are called . Birds at this age are just learning how to fly.

害羞草研究所淭he parent birds are usually close by for protection but will not feed the fledglings as often. This makes the young birds hungry, so they hop out of the nest to explore,害羞草研究所� the BC SPCA website states.

However, if the bird doesn害羞草研究所檛 seem to be moving much and is close to cats or dogs that may hurt it, the BC SPCA recommends you call them for help.

Nora said the sanctuary had another goldfinch it was saving and she would put Buddy with it so that he isn害羞草研究所檛 lonely.

Nora said the experience taught her and her brother to 害羞草研究所淎lways help an animal.害羞草研究所�

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