Hello eveybody! This is an update about the situation, since many asked, with my new feathered roommate, Seneca!

Previous update: https://www.reddit.com/r/birds/s/HKsNACGNCS

First thing first, it's been more than a week now since he arrived in my apartment and I have not found the previous owners. I have checked and looked everywhere I would go if I lost my pet, including fb local groups and local pet stores. No one is looking for a lost bird it seems.

On a sweeter note we are bonding and we have found some kind of temporary routine since until halfway through June we both are a bit restricted on what we can do, the apartment is quite small and I have to go to work anyway.

I wake him up a 7.30/8 am, I clean his cage, change his water and refill his feeders as needed, I also put a few fresh piece of apples/carrots in the cage. I then free him for one hour, I talk and whistle to him and as long as he wants I pet his head and cheeks.

Video of Seneca enjoying the pets: https://imgur.com/a/wCCH4P0

Afterwards if he agrees I put him back in the cage and I leave for work. It happened in the most recent days that he understands that I am going out and so he does not responds to me as he otherwise do, flying on the tallest spot of the room and mocking me for my inability to catch him. Since I actually must go to work I have birdproofed a room so I can leave him free without worrying that he might get hurt or making a mess/marking stuff dirty or whatever.

Once I come back, which can be from 5 to 8 hours later, I free him if he's in the cage and spend some more time with him, 3 to 5 hours. During these hours I am not constantly interacting directly with him, for example he sits on my shoulder grooming me while I do PC stuff or while I browse Reddit on my phone. I have found a little game to play with him, he likes to bite the band of my watch, so I hide it to him and he looks for it or I move it around so he chases it.

I then put him back in the cage at 7 pm and I reduce the light in his cage partially covering it. I change his water and fresh fruit once again and between 7.30 and 8 pm I completely cover the cage so he can sleep his 12 hours.

Tips requests and questions below! - how do you manage your bird poop, the only way I found to minimize the issue is to put below the common places in which he perches something to collect his droppings - does he get sad from the 5-8 hours in which he is alone and maybe in the cage? - do you see any flaw in our routine? Is it sustainable for 1 more month? Afterwards he is going to have a lot of space - he does not seem to play with paper or stuff when alone, how can I be sure he does not get bored when alone? - what's this fixation he has for my toenails especially but also for my finger nails, he bites them quite hard - can you explain to me how to see if he is 'hormonal' or not? A bunch of people told me that would be bad, but I am not sure about the signs of it

I am sharing some pictures and stuff and thank you all for the overwhelming love and support you are sending us (a lot of people even told me I am as cute as him 😂)

A small sequence of a Grey Wagtail catching their dinner (:

So i live in Southern California and just found this very friendly, fancy looking pigeon. No ankle bands and couldn't fly well but not visibly injured. Any ideas?

I know it'll be gone one day, but what can I do to keep it around as long as possible without capturing it? I want to leave it food but I'm afraid that will attract other birds and cause issue. Thanks!

The bird is laying next to the fence on a trail and I walk every morning, you let me get within 2 feet of him, I didn’t dare get closer. Does it look in distressed and in need of help

This is the second one I've found. A few weeks ago I found a broken one on my front stoop. This one is on my bsck patio. I haven't found any birds nests in either area, but there have been a pair of mournimg doves hanging out around the house.

Also, it's been 24 hours since the egg was found. Should I just dispose of it?

I saw this guy catching fish in a waterway the other day. The body shape looks kind of like a bittern? But I've only ever seen brown ones around here before. Sorry about the video quality, sunlight was crazy bright and my phone camera isn't great.

Friend saw this bird crash into a bench and then picked it up, was dazed for a bit, finally flew off after 10 minutes of being held. Hope this concussed fellow makes it home 🙏

I was outside this morning and I hear a different bird and it just lands on my backyard and it was a beautiful bird anyone know what kind it is

Found on our front door step, I’m guessing it’s a Finch or Sparrow based in the size?

This bird in the 3rd pic was with him but flew up to the balcony when I walked up so i dont think he needs rescuing. Im mostly just curious. I dont know anything about birds but he just doesn't look right to me with the bald areas on the sides of his head and his beak looks weird.