Guest guest Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 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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