At 09:02 AM 8/23/96 -0700, you wrote:
>
> So, who wants it? It's weak but can still fly (clipped wings i presume
>since i could catch it). I've given it water (it drank) and whole wheat
>nut bread. It's in a box with a towel on top and after the initial
>excitment here, we are leaving it alone. Any other suggestions on short
>term care?
>

Feed it millet and thistle seed rather than the bread. These birds will be
happier with a group. You might run an ad (our paper offers free ads) and
see if you can find someone with finches or contact the humane society.
They usually keep a list of people looking for specific animals.

Peggi



Peggi Rodgers
Oregon Research Institute
Eugene, OR
peggir at ori.org
prodgers at efn.org
"A bird does not sing because it has an
answer, It sings because it has a song"