The new chick is cute, but constantly yaps. I thought my time with noisy birds was over. Apparently not. She/he/it also takes up too much valuable desk space. I could have more burnt-out light bulbs or another three paper piles where I now have to keep a bird tank and light.

We originally tried just putting the little bugger in a nest, but it wasn’t happy and kept climbing out. Once I added the monkey and the little blanket, it settled right down. Now it gets pissed if you take its monkey away. I have to feed it from between the monkey’s appendages or it just sits there, mouth closed. Maybe if momma-bird hadn’t been so cheap, this baby wouldn’t have thrown itself from its original nest.

So, does anyone know what type of fledgling this is? Besides noisy and somewhat lacking in feathers?

Update 5/21: As the chick fledges, it is looking more and more like an English House Sparrow. I’d say great, at least it’s not another damned Starling, but the House Sparrow is just as bad an invader as the Starling, killing native birds and taking over prime nesting areas. Just once, I’d like one of the birds I raise to be something that’s actually worth setting free. Well, maybe he’ll want to stick around and spend his days in my office, crapping on my shoulder and staring at the great scary world outside my window.