Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Jenni you are so kind hearted. Now that it's dark I wonder if turning outside lights on with the door open might help. Please let us all know how this ends. Dorey ----- Original Message ----- From: Jenni yorkieland ; eskielovers ; Rheumatoid Arthritis Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 5:05 PM Subject: Bird Rescue Help Hey everyone, This is off topic and I apologize, but I'm becoming desperate and I'm not sure where else to ask. Does anyone have advice for getting a bird out of the house? A male goldfinch flew in the back door earlier this afternoon (we had it open for the puppy) and it's been trapped in here for a good four or five hours now. Unfortunately, my house is composed of one large "entertaining" room and a hallway which leads off to the bedrooms and baths -- the main room includes the kitchen, den and living room, but there are no walls or doors to close off. We have the lights and televisions off, all the outside doors and windows wide open, and no people or animals are in the room (we're all hiding in the bedrooms which is becoming inconvenient) but the room has an arched ceiling at least 20 feet high and there are four skylights, which the bird has spent hours knocking against. It sits on the ceiling fan to rest. We don't have a net anywhere near long enough to reach up there, and the bird won't swoop down far enough to see the air\light\noise outside the windows and doors. It's determined to stay up as high as possible and bash itself against the skylights, which are not only closed but also screened so that opening them wouldn't help. It's like trying to chase a bird out of a ballroom or warehouse. It's nearly dark outside now and the poor thing must be exhausted and desperate but it can't figure out how to leave. I'm at my wit's end. I can't leave the doors open all night! I don't even know if the bird will know how to get home if it's full night outside when it finally escapes the house. I poured some hamster seed out in several spots for it, and some shredded bread, but so far it won't come down low enough to even notice the food. I'm so worried about it. Any ideas? Jenni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Hi Jenni, Sorry I had no advice for you last night, but how did it all work out!? > Hey everyone, > > This is off topic and I apologize, but I'm becoming desperate and I'm not sure where else to ask. Does anyone have advice for getting a bird out of the house? > > A male goldfinch flew in the back door earlier this afternoon (we had it open for the puppy) and it's been trapped in here for a good four or five hours now. Unfortunately, my house is composed of one large " entertaining " room and a hallway which leads off to the bedrooms and baths -- the main room includes the kitchen, den and living room, but there are no walls or doors to close off. We have the lights and televisions off, all the outside doors and windows wide open, and no people or animals are in the room (we're all hiding in the bedrooms which is becoming inconvenient) but the room has an arched ceiling at least 20 feet high and there are four skylights, which the bird has spent hours knocking against. It sits on the ceiling fan to rest. We don't have a net anywhere near long enough to reach up there, and the bird won't swoop down far enough to see the air\light\noise outside the windows and doors. It's determined to stay up as high as possible and bash itself against the skylights, which are not only closed but also screened so that opening them wouldn't help. It's like trying to chase a bird out of a ballroom or warehouse. > > It's nearly dark outside now and the poor thing must be exhausted and desperate but it can't figure out how to leave. I'm at my wit's end. I can't leave the doors open all night! I don't even know if the bird will know how to get home if it's full night outside when it finally escapes the house. I poured some hamster seed out in several spots for it, and some shredded bread, but so far it won't come down low enough to even notice the food. I'm so worried about it. > > Any ideas? > > Jenni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 get a wire hanger and a old pillowcase. Put the open pillowcase on the bent hanger to make a net. Move slowly and scoop him up with a twisting movement to close the pillowcase. Without opening tje case... Glently put your thump and finger around the neck and the the rest of the fingers around body abd wings. Set free outside. Lynette -----Original Message----- From: Jenni <chaospearl@...> Subj: Bird Rescue Help Date: Wed May 18, 2005 5:06 pm Size: 2K yorkieland , eskielovers , Rheumatoid Arthritis Hey everyone, This is off topic and I apologize, but I'm becoming desperate and I'm not sure where else to ask. Does anyone have advice for getting a bird out of the house? A male goldfinch flew in the back door earlier this afternoon (we had it open for the puppy) and it's been trapped inhere for a good four or five hours now. Unfortunately, my house is composed of one large " entertaining " room and a hallway which leads off to the bedrooms and baths -- the main room includes the kitchen, den and living room, but there are no walls or doors to close off. We have the lights and televisions off,all the outside doors and windows wide open, and no people or animals are in the room (we're all hiding in the bedrooms which is becoming inconvenient)but the room has an arched ceiling at least 20 feet high and there are four skylights, which the bird has spent hours knocking against. It sits on the ceiling fan to rest. We don't have a net anywhere near long enough to reach up there, and the bird won't swoop down far enough to see the air\light\noise outside the windows and doors. It's determined to stay up as high as possible and bash itself against the skylights, which are not only closed but also screened so that opening them wouldn't help. It's like trying to chase a bird out of a ballroom or warehouse. It's nearly dark outside now and the poor thing must be exhausted and desperate but it can't figure out how to leave. I'm at my wit's end. I can't leave the doors open all night! I don't even know if the bird will know how to get home if it's full night outside when it finally escapes the house. I poured some hamster seed out in several spots for it, and some shredded bread, but so far it won't come downlow enough to even notice the food. I'm so worried about it. Any ideas? --- message truncated --- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Call animal control and they will come catch the bird, make sure its OK and release back into the wild. If not OK, they will take to vet that specializes in birds. Beyond that with out food and water trapped in the house it will succumb to starvation and dehydration. Not to mention poop all over the place! LOL Usually when birds get confused like that they are sick or were former pets. Toni In a message dated 5/19/05 4:10:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Rheumatoid Arthritis writes: Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 20:05:40 -0400 From: Jenni <chaospearl@...>Subject: Bird Rescue HelpHey everyone,This is off topic and I apologize, but I'm becoming desperate and I'm not sure where else to ask. Does anyone have advice for getting a bird out of the house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: <aclavern33@...> >Call animal control and they will come catch the bird, make sure its OK and release back into the wild. A couple of months ago we keep hearing a scratching inside the wall of the closet in my office. Since we live in the country, we figured it was a raccoon or possum. I never heard anything but scratching. My dogs were going nuts! We figured if we didn't get it out, it would die and then we would have the smell from that. My husband cut a dinner size plate hole in the closet wall to find ... a starling bird. Must have gotten in through a loose eave of the house. Have no idea why he never made any bird sounds, just the scratching. Hubby caught him and took him to the door and he flew off, none the worse for wear except I'm sure hungry and thirsty. Can't say the same for my closet wall, though! Nina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 what about calling animal rescue?Jenni <chaospearl@...> wrote: Hey everyone, This is off topic and I apologize, but I'm becoming desperate and I'm not sure where else to ask. Does anyone have advice for getting a bird out of the house? A male goldfinch flew in the back door earlier this afternoon (we had it open for the puppy) and it's been trapped in here for a good four or five hours now. Unfortunately, my house is composed of one large "entertaining" room and a hallway which leads off to the bedrooms and baths -- the main room includes the kitchen, den and living room, but there are no walls or doors to close off. We have the lights and televisions off, all the outside doors and windows wide open, and no people or animals are in the room (we're all hiding in the bedrooms which is becoming inconvenient) but the room has an arched ceiling at least 20 feet high and there are four skylights, which the bird has spent hours knocking against. It sits on the ceiling fan to rest. We don't have a net anywhere near long enough to reach up there, and the bird won't swoop down far enough to see the air\light\noise outside the windows and doors. It's determined to stay up as high as possible and bash itself against the skylights, which are not only closed but also screened so that opening them wouldn't help. It's like trying to chase a bird out of a ballroom or warehouse. It's nearly dark outside now and the poor thing must be exhausted and desperate but it can't figure out how to leave. I'm at my wit's end. I can't leave the doors open all night! I don't even know if the bird will know how to get home if it's full night outside when it finally escapes the house. I poured some hamster seed out in several spots for it, and some shredded bread, but so far it won't come down low enough to even notice the food. I'm so worried about it. Any ideas? Jenni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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