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January 8, 2009
Bird in Fireplace
This morning there was a Mocking Bird in the parlor floor fireplace. Can a bird get back out of the chimney or are we going to have to trap it? Any advice?
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you can catch it yourself by throwing a soft cloth (like a tshirt) over it completely and gently picking up the bird and bringing it outside. it most likely will not go back up the way it came (unless he has a white beard and red suit on too!) good luck!
Posted by: honeycut at January 8, 2009 10:29 AM
Light a fire ??
Sing a song of six-pence, a pocket full of rye
Four and twenty blackbirds, baked in a pie
When the pie was opened, the birds began to sing.
Now wasn’t that a tasty dish to set before the king!
(sorry, I couldn't resist)
Posted by: SenatorStreet at January 8, 2009 11:43 AM
No joke, Senator Street, we had not one but two pigeons fly down the chimney into our fireplace during our first year of ownership...one was half-cooked by the time I noticed it. The other was ok - trapped and released. We were told that pigeons have a hard time flying up in a straight line, so wouldn't get out on their own. Now we have a chimney cap!
Posted by: mscrochety at January 8, 2009 11:47 AM
the shirt/pillowcase/towel trick that honeycut recommended works. Bird remains unharmed.
Posted by: daveinbedstuy at January 8, 2009 11:48 AM
Thanks all (including SenatorStreet). We put a garbage bag over the screen to darken the exit to the room hoping it would fly up but it's hard to imagine how a bird could fly straight up 3 stories. I think I'll try a big blanket when I get home from work. I'm just afraid of missing it and having flying around the room - then we'll never catch it.
My daughter wants to keep it in there as a pet.
Posted by: trudylou at January 8, 2009 12:32 PM
Wow, that's kind of cool. Although harmful to both bird and chimney.
Posted by: mopar at January 8, 2009 1:02 PM
i thought that a bird in the house was a sign of impending death
Posted by: eman1234 at January 8, 2009 10:02 PM
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