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[spacebug]

I awoke early this morning to sounds of someone or something moving about in our apartment. This kinda freaked me out. Wrapped in a blanket and squinting, I realized soon that it was a bird, thumping and flapping against our skylight in a shower of dust and feathers, trying to get back out again. Poor thing can't find the two inches of open window through which it managed to sneak in.
It's pretty big, too, about twice the size of a sparrow, maybe the size of a smaller pidgeon, but it's not either of those. Maybe a thrush?

We're pretty stumped as to how to get it out. Our ceilings are ~15' high, which makes this difficult. We put some water and sunflower seeds on the sill, hoping to encourage it, but no luck. Every 10 minutes or so it makes another futile attempt at getting out via the skylight.

Any suggestions?

Comments

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

Are there other windows you can open, that it might be able to fly out through (if it noticed them)?

[spacebug.livejournal.com]

Nope, our other window has a screen. This one would, except that it has the airconditioner in it. The point where it got in is a small gap at the top. Because our windows are much bigger than standard windows, the springs that hold the sashes are underrated for the weight, and it doesn't stay up unless it's locked fully open or fully closed. Which it's not, because of being open just enough for the air conditioner. I don't know if that makes sense, but the short answer is, no, the only way out is the way it came in.

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

Drat. That does make sense, more or less. I hope the bird gets tired and lets you remove it from your apartment before it does serious damage to itself.



Incidentally, I can't wait to see your new place!

[pygmybugs.livejournal.com]

Every time I've ever had a 'bird invasion' they eventually get tired. Unfortunately, sometimes they're a little (self)battered by that point. But when it tires itself out, just grab an old towel, wrap it up and take it outside.

[thaadd.livejournal.com]

Might your building manager have a ladder?

[s4.livejournal.com]

Yes, they've got a monstrously hard to maneuver ladder. 12 feet or so. Might get me up there. And then... towel and outside.

She seems very happy to hop around all the pipes on our ceiling, to climb the sides of the beams, unfortunately I haven't seen her come more than 2 feet below the ceiling yet.

[thaadd.livejournal.com]

Well, if it's still stuck there tommarrow evening, perhaps I could try to come by. I monkey up and down 12 foot ladders all day at work. (and carry them around to weird spots.)

Or maybe the bird will get lucky and hit the hole again?

[meenk.livejournal.com]

do you have any way to cover up the skylight?

[don-rodent.livejournal.com]

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