[mou] Baby swallows out of the nest

[Jenn Reed Moses]

We had a pair of swallows this year that nested under our deck. After the first successful batch, the two apparently decided to go for a second one, and we have four baby swallows under our deck - probably a few weeks old. In the storms last night, the nest apparently blew down, and now all four babies are sitting on a brick under our deck. It's hard to see them so helpless, with mom and dad buzzing around trying to fend off invaders. Our backyard is fenced and there aren't a lot of predators around, but still ... does anyone have any suggestions for what we could do to help them? I don't think the nest will stay back up in its original location, and even if so I'm not sure we should be handling them to put them back. Any suggestions?

Jenn
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