struggle with wild bird

June 3, 2014 

This morning, after I came back home from a dog walk, I heard a subtle metalic squerky sound somewhere close to me.

At first I just thought I heard things. Then I thought bugs or something crashed into the window but it seemed not. Finally I found that the noise came from the bottom of the chimney of the wood stove. It turned out to be the noise of a little bird that had follen into the chimney and been trying to get out.

This is the first time in 5 years that a bird gets stuck since I moved in. Holly, it really happens.

I had no idea what to do. I tried to took the chimney apart but it didn't go well. Then I came up with the damper to open so the wood stove and chimney connect. It worked this time. The bird came out into the wood stove soon after. 

So, how to get the bird out then?

I didn't want it to fly around the room with its ash-dusted body from head to toe. I was going to catch it by hand in the wood stove but I couldn't. Sounds funny but I felt it was ferocious! It seemed to peck me hard to death! Ha,ha! Defensive action. 

I came up with a small fish net I used to use for my sweet gold fish, which died years ago. Finally I successfully get the bird out to the sky!

Funny morning, it was.