How to Free Birds
If a bird becomes trapped in a chimney or enters a building through an open window, you will need to free it. You should contact a wildlife rescue unit to help you free the bird, if needed. With some time and patience, you can free the bird without you or it becoming injured.
- Ask everyone to leave the room except for the people trying to help free the bird. The bird will not calm down until the room is empty, especially of pets.
- Cover any mirrors in the room with a sheet. If a bird sees itself in a mirror, it may become aggressive, and will think it’s another bird and not its own reflection.
- Close all doors and windows except for one so the bird will have only one way out. Turn the lights out and close the shades on all of the windows except for the one you have open. The bird will follow light, and if it can see the light coming from the open window, it will go there.
- Make sure everything stays quiet as you wait for the bird to find its way out. It may take some time before it finds it. The fewer distractions the bird has the faster it will find the open window.
- Call a wildlife rescue unit if the bird does not exit after some time, or if the bird appears to be injured in any way. If they ask you to capture the bird, they will probably tell you to wait until the bird tires itself out. You can then use a fishing net that has a long handle to gently catch the bird.
- Put cloth in a shoebox and place the bird in it. Put holes in the lid of the shoebox. Take the shoebox outside and release the bird.