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Expert: - 8/29/2004


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We have a blue jay that keeps flying into our chimney.  I managed to coax it out once and set it free but it has come back.  I have put wild bird seed in the fire place to try and lure it out but it has been two to three days and it has not come out.  I can see it and it is alive but I can't get near it.  Can you give me some advice.  My dad is going to put a cover on the chimney as soon as possible.  The bird can't fly back up the chimney.

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Is it in the middle of the chimney? Is it stuck above the flue? It is not going to be lured by bird seed if it is, as it is apparently stuck. You need to get a long stick or a roto-rooter and push it down or up and then cover the chimney. Roger Lederer See ornithology.com for more advice on wild birds.

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Roger Lederer

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Any and all about WILD birds - the science of ornithology. Information about birdwatching, ecology, conservation, migration, behavior, banding, rehabilitation, feeding, songs, binoculars, identification, and careers in ornithology. No questions about pet or caged birds, please.

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Have a PhD and over forty years as a professional ornithologist - research, teaching, author, speaker, webmaster of Ornithology.com . Have written thirty scientific papers, three bird field guides, a textbook in ecology and two recent books entitled "Amazing Birds" and "Birds of New England". Have traveled to over 90 countries watching birds.

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PhD in Zoology/Ornithology; Emeritus Professor of Biological Sciences; former Dean of the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, Chico

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