We hear scratching and scraping for days in the outside rain downspout. I took out the screws but there was no play in the fit between the aluminum tube and the plastic drainpipe, so I couldn’t leave the end of the pipe open.
I stuck a wedge into the joint hoping that the beast could find his way out.
Several days later, no luck. Something is clawing inside the downspout. I take out the mounting screws and bend the tube to get the end to be free. Now he can escape I think.
Days later the unwelcome guest still has not left. OK, time for fireworks.
I get out the smoke bombs, (I SWEAR my kid told me they were smoke bombs when she gave then to me).
I lite the fuse and put the flaming ball into a ladle, and hold it under the pipe, expecting a harmless smoke trail to gently waft up the pipe, coaxing the furry/feathered friend to find a more suitable location.
BAM, the cherry bomb goes off, leaving me with a ruined ladle, and exploded drain pipe and ringing ears.
The bird did fly away after that,so thats nice.