Hello Tweeters,

I also was alerted by my indoor cat to activity in our gas fireplace this
spring. An adult Violet-green Swallow was inside, and it was quite a trick
to take the whole fireplace front apart in order to reach the bird.
Fortunately for the bird and me (but not the cat) I was able to catch and
release it back outdoors. And the pilot light is still on; the poor thing
was probably getting toasty warm.

Kristin Stewart
Olympia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Diann MacRae" <tvulture at vei.net>
To: <Tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 11:08 AM
Subject: [Tweeters] birds in stoves


> Hi, Tweets
>
> Several years ago, my uncle walked into his front room in rural Newberg,
> Oregon, to find two faces staring at him from the glass-doored fireplace.
> They were two barn owls, recently fledged from the nest box in his barn. I
> guess he had quite an experience removing them and releasing them. I still
> have the photos he took the time to take.
>
> Cheers, Diann
>
> _____________________
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> Olympic Vulture Study
> 22622 - 53rd Avenue S.E.
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