Gregory's ServerA few days ago, I came across an interesting sight. When I went to fill the bird feeder I have found that a sparrow had somehow managed to get into the bird feeder hopper. It tried to crawl out through the little opening where the seed comes out and got stuck. I took the feeder apart and as soon as it was free, it flew away. I thought it was odd, worried about it happening again but did not think about it again.
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I didn't know what to do. I let it sit there for a bit hoping it would come out of shock but it would not move. I ended up trying to gently dump it into a planter box. It panicked and flailed its way onto my porch. I had no choice but to leave it there. I refilled the feeders and went inside. It didn't take long for one of the neighborhood cats to get it. Not sure what to do. Was this a one off with a single bird wasn't very smart or should I take down the feeder and try to find a different one. @Some_Emo_Chick I am not sure what brand of feeder you are using but I have had good luck with Brome squirrel buster feeders. A bit pricey but excellent CS. I have had a couple of feeders mangled by bears and they replaced the broken parts free of charge. HTH. @Some_Emo_Chick I can't tell you how many times my brother and I had to replace the glass in ones like these after our mother shot out the glass shooting at those pesky squirrels. 😭 @Some_Emo_Chick Ouch. That's tough. Did you use the same feeder the last years without any incidents? If it's a new feeder I'd blame it on the design and get a different one.  @Some_Emo_Chick I'd make the feeder opening a bit smaller. Just glue a piece of whatever you got laying around on the bottom. And find smarter birds.  One off, I would say. You've doubtless increased their numbers, @Some_Emo_Chick I'd keep the same bird feeder up. Now that you know for sure the first bird is no longer in play just see what happens. If it happens with a second bird maybe replace the feeder. Might have just been a dumb bird. People can be like that too, that's why they have warning labels on products for the stupidest things. @Max_Power75 Yeah I'm thinking dumb bird. I will also be extra vigiliant in keeping it full because I think they are squeezing in to reach the last of the seed. @Some_Emo_Chick how long have you used this feeder and how certain are you that it’s the same bird. I’ll keep the feeder unless it becomes a routine occurrence. @Some_Emo_Chick one year of use with only one casualty is not a bad result. Darwinism still actively exists in the animal kingdom   |
This morning I went to fill the feeder and found another bird trapped in the feeder. Possibly the same bird. Its head was trapped like the previous one. I took the feeder apart but it didn't fly away. That's when I noticed how injured it was. Part of its face was bloodied and possibly gone including an eye. It had at least one wing broken and I think possibly a broken neck. The worst part was it was still alive.