I would NEVER give a bird milk! I have Gerbers baby cereal in that I could use if needed. The nest is 2/3 up in a mature Arbovite. Around the base are Hostas and fresh mulch, then lawn. Its fell in the mulch. The tree is so thick and the nest is way back. Theres no way fro me to safety net it all.

Thank you very much for helping the baby.
You done all the right things, there's a 24 hour time frame in witch to return a little one to his/her nest.
Human scent playing a role in not being able to return a baby bird (or any animal) to there nest is fable.
Thats a long way up, but assuming the little one has already fallen once, I can't say for sure the little one can again survive such a fall, but lets pray this doesn't happen again.
Robins are not necessarily seed eaters, they thrive on insects, worms, things with high protien.
Be prepared to hand feed if needed, if this does happen again, a nice warm loving caring foster mother will be needed.
Things you will need, Meal worms, Earth worms, a source of heat
Water, and a strong heart come release day.
Have to go to work, will follow up in the morning.
Arty

GOOD! Because in the article Karen linked you to, it said this:

"Vary this diet with the white of hard-boiled egg cut into strips; and mash the yolk with milk to a thin paste. Raisins soaked in water and drained when plump or dog biscuits soaked in milk may be given to young birds".

If anyone knows why milk would be ok, please enlighten me.

My "catch basin" under the nest was just a suggestion, slightly related to your term of "netting it all". I meant far less an area to deal with. Since that bird is not currently capable of any flight, it would drop fairly straight down from the nest, therefore "it all" would not have to be netted but you are the best judge of that as you can see exactly what you are exactly talking about, we can't, unless you want to provide pictures. Good luck.

Thanks Arty. I checked it twice before I took the ladder down. It managed to wiggle it way back in between the other babies but its the biggest bird in the nest. I have to pray it stays put at this point but I will check every day now. All of our trees are full of nest. Its amazing how many babies are born here.

I cant safety net any of it Joel. If I could I would. The tree foliage is dense. I cant even understand how it rolled out to begin with. I dont want to upset the nest anymore than it already is.

Arty, how much different in diet are baby/nestling Robins vs. baby/nestling Mockingbirds, starlings, doves, etc....... I have raised many wild babies in my time and never used meal worms or worms of any kind and every single baby (none died or failed to thrive) grew up big & strong. Just trying to understand so that it will be easier for any of us to intervene to save a wild baby, rather than maybe not trying at all because of the somewhat difficult or time consuming task of finding, digging for, or ordering worms. Thanks.

I am sure you will do your best Leigh - to help any way you can, kudoes to you for assisting the lil one.

I saved baby sparrows as a kid. The vet told us to feed them raw hamburger. I was actually able to save quite a few babies.

I don't believe ok in the sense it should given to a bird. This is a legacy of the past when it was ok to give milk soaked monkey chow to baby birds, we know better now.

Milk is not toxic, just can't be digested in its whole form. A pet bird helping himself to a sip of milk comes to no harm, I am not suggesting giving your pet milk but sometimes they are not so determined to drink if they allowed a taste. It is Peanut's mission to taste anything I have and if i say "no" he just goes to greater lengths to help himself. I hide away if I want to eat something like avo or chocolate that I know is toxic.

Yogurt and hard cheese are fine and even good for a bird because this is not whole milk.

Leigh, baby should be fine. Last year I found an even smaller baby robin on the ground (he was cold too). I put him back in the nest & he did well.