Got a Bird in Your Stove..
Today I found a bird in my stove, I let it out , it flew around until it went out a window. An hour later it was back in the stove, unless it was a second bird..
Could I have a nest in the thimble? Seems like a strange place for a bird. Anyone else have this happen?
Could I have a nest in the thimble? Seems like a strange place for a bird. Anyone else have this happen?
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Yes. That is another reason to check the flues when firing up the first time after it sits a while. They sure get a lot of dirt around the house when they fly around. Good to have a fishing net handy when letting them out.
The second time I put on a glove and grabbed the little guy, got him by the wing and took him outside and he flew off. I just think its strange he would go down the pipe , in the dark to end up in the stove. Or to nest in the thimble if thats whats going on, but I guess it happens..
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Probably one of those little black birds with the orange beak. Ugly little things.grumpy wrote:The second time I put on a glove and grabbed the little guy, got him by the wing and took him outside and he flew off. I just think its strange he would go down the pipe , in the dark to end up in the stove. Or to nest in the thimble if thats whats going on, but I guess it happens..
It was black, don't know about the beak, did not look that closely.. it was kinda strange, when he was flying around the house it was like a bug crashing into the walls and ceiling, I opened a few windows and shushed him around until he went out. Good thing he did not leave anything behind...lol
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http://www.surfbirds.com/media/gallery_photos/200 ... 085253.jpg Starling, they are stupid birds.grumpy wrote:It was black, don't know about the beak, did not look that closely.. it was kinda strange, when he was flying around the house it was like a bug crashing into the walls and ceiling, I opened a few windows and shushed him around until he went out. Good thing he did not leave anything behind...lol
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A friend of mine found the remains of a good-sized duck in his cellar wood stove when he went to light it in the fall.
Another friend found several dead bluebirds in her greenhouse heating stove. The heater had a simple stove pipe chimney with a metal cap. Apparently they liked the gap that ran all the way around the pipe just below the cap, but when they hopped in they couldn't get out again. I tried making a bluebird house based on the same principle of a 360-degree entry slot below an overhanging roof, but it didn't attract any birds at all, just a family of mice the next winter.
Another friend found several dead bluebirds in her greenhouse heating stove. The heater had a simple stove pipe chimney with a metal cap. Apparently they liked the gap that ran all the way around the pipe just below the cap, but when they hopped in they couldn't get out again. I tried making a bluebird house based on the same principle of a 360-degree entry slot below an overhanging roof, but it didn't attract any birds at all, just a family of mice the next winter.
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Oddly enough, my wife came home to find a black bird bouncing off the windows in our living room. She called me wondering what to do since the cat had it cornered behind a cabinet. I told her to contain the cats and just open the door nearby so it could hobble outside lol
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Damn Starlings never been real smart:)
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Well I'm gonna elect a Starling to Congress - anything's better than what we've got there now ....
Where's Wood n Coal? I think he just had a bird in his stove too!
Where's Wood n Coal? I think he just had a bird in his stove too!
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I'm right here! Yes I did, had to pull the pipes, it was nestled right behind the baffle. After chasing it around the house for a few minutes it flew out an open window. It was a Starling.
I apologize for not being around much, things have been hectic.
I apologize for not being around much, things have been hectic.
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Yep, they like to come down the chimney in the shop but they never come down the chimney in the house....I can't figure 'em out.freetown fred wrote:Damn Starlings never been real smart:)