Hummingbird nests are tiny, and sometimes fully-feathered nestlings get dumped out by windstorms or jostled out by their siblings; orphaned nestlings will sometimes jump out on purpose. I Found a Baby Hummingbird on the Ground. Sometimes a hummingbird nest may be found on the ground. You can guess how it will end.

Check the area where the hummingbird landed for any obvious indicators of danger. It will go to the ground, where there is a cat, waiting. I didn't think much of it at the time, but then a couple days later, I found another two dead hummingbirds within about 15-20 feet of where I found the first one, this time on the ground. This is an injured adult male Anna's hummingbird. Here is how I've done it a couple of times. This may happen every once in a great while for a variety of reasons – the branch broke, strong gusts of wind blew the nest down, or simply due to the fact that first breeders lack the experience of females that have previously built nests and know how to anchor it securely. If you see a hummingbird fly into something and knock themselves unconscious, or if you find a hummingbird just sitting on the ground, don't do anything unless you need to. At some point another hummingbird will attack it and force it off the feeder. I found this little guy sitting in the road as I biked by on a very cold early morning ride. How to Rescue a Hummingbird: It's very satisfying to rescue a humming bird on the ground and nurse it back to health then release it.

It was able to make it to a feeder, but it's wing injury wouldn't allow it to hover.