Cmplxty you and your son need to contact your local department of natural resources or health department to have them come get the bird tested. There is a deadly bird flu circulating that is killing off millions of birds including birds being raised for the food supply. You were very wise not to touch the bird. It is crucial though to get the bird tested, you could be potentially saving millions of birds lives as they will send out notices to the public to stop feeding the birds to help stop the spread.