any way to save a baby mocking bird?

[150class]

Just found this guy at work, picked it up to put it back on a limb in the tree and he cherped which was cute and all until I took a left hook to the side of my head from momma bird who apperently was sitting in the tree. After running and throwing my arms around like a girl from being dive bombed from what seemed like hundreds of birds but in reality was only 2 I picked up my man card that fell out of my pocket and have been searching for the nest since but to no avail.
So is there any help for this guy or is nature probably just going to have to take its course?

[holdem]

Mother will take care of him.

[M16]

Kamb

[32drawlength]

I'd place it back as close to the tree & momma as possible. As mentioned, momma will care for it.

[Bilbo]

Pretty close to flying size. Mom will find him if a cat doesn't first.

[Jaybo31]

It'll be fine. She was probably teaching it. They catch on pretty quick

[Zeeter]

You must not have tomatoes..... hahaha

It'll be alright man

[Jaspro]

Put him in a shoe box while you run to the bait store. Buy a thing of rEd wiggles and come back to the bird. Take the worms out of the container and chew them up until they are a fine mush. Then regurgitate into your mouth while baby bird feeds on mush. Repeat as need for a couple of weeks until it starts to fly.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBIMes3JcZE&feature=youtube_gdata_player"]Gross Man Eats Worms - YouTube[/ame]

[buzzcut]

Look for the nest in a small tree along side the street,about 8 feet off the ground,within reach. That's usually where they build their nest. If the momma bird is dive-bombing you she sees the young'un and will take of it. I dont believe the old wives tale about if you touch a baby bird the momma will reject it. By the way,Mockingbirds aren't near as bad as eastern Kingbirds when it comes to dive-bombing...found that out the hard way.

[M-2]

Look for the nest in a small tree along side the street,about 8 feet off the ground,within reach. That's usually where they build their nest. If the momma bird is dive-bombing you she sees the young'un and will take of it. I dont believe the old wives tale about if you touch a baby bird the momma will reject it.

This exactly.
I'm unclear why the OP thinks the baby MB needs rescuing?
We always have a crop of mockingbirds, cardinals or Purple Martins in our yard. The babies fledge, fly a few feet, land on the ground while mom and dad watch (well, cardinal dad's do). It's fun to watch the parents teach the young ones.

Mockingbirds will feed their newly fledged babies on the ground for awhile, until they get the hang of actual flying and hunting for themselves.

And Purple Martins are SERIOUS about dive bombing, too, lol.

[150class]

This exactly.
I'm unclear why the OP thinks the baby MB needs rescuing?
We always have a crop of mockingbirds, cardinals or Purple Martins in our yard. The babies fledge, fly a few feet, land on the ground while mom and dad watch (well, cardinal dad's do). It's fun to watch the parents teach the young ones.

Mockingbirds will feed their newly fledged babies on the ground for awhile, until they get the hang of actual flying and hunting for themselves.

And Purple Martins are SERIOUS about dive bombing, too, lol.

I just noticed what looked like a baby bird and typically when I see a baby bird its in a nest and since I couldn't see a nest I was simply asking if there would be anywhere I could put the bird or anything I could do to help it have a better chance of surviving since it seemed vulnerable on the ground. I was unaware of them being fed on the ground and what not.

[Bilbo]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5f_gbzo4Q0"]Dumb and Dumber - Mockingbird Scene - YouTube[/ame]

Just seems fitting.

[D C]

Kamb

could be the funniest thing ive read on here.

[M-2]

I just noticed what looked like a baby bird and typically when I see a baby bird its in a nest and since I couldn't see a nest I was simply asking if there would be anywhere I could put the bird or anything I could do to help it have a better chance of surviving since it seemed vulnerable on the ground. I was unaware of them being fed on the ground and what not.

Ah, I see now.
Good on you for caring enough to ask about it
Yes, they sure are vulnerable at this right-after-fledge stage, and I've had the same instincts to "save them" as you. I learned after many years watching that the answer is really "not much".
BUT! If you see a tiny tiny baby, not feathered yet, fallen out of the nest, it IS perfectly OK to try to find the nest and return it. I've done this with baby Martins before and buzzcut is right...it's a myth that parents reject a baby that's been touched by a human hand.

[HoneyBee]

I have raised a couple baby birds, if the parents don't come back and you end up keeping it you can feed it baby food with a syringe... Glad you found your man card