This is probably going to sound really weird, but yesterday my car was parked in my driveway for several hours with windows open. Then last evening I went to the Fire Safe Council meeting and rolled up the windows cuz it was getting chilly (for me, anyway, I'm cold blooded). Put car in garage when I got home last night, windows still rolled up. This afternoon I went to go to PO and while I was backing out of driveway, I noticed spots all over my dashboard...... Then in rearview mirror I saw a small bird flying up and down in the back. My first thought was that it had perched on the back windshield wiper (I drive an SUV with back lift gate). I very soon realized that the bird was IN the car and must have spent the night and all morning in there. Thus all the spots......
I rolled down the back window and the poor thing, who was probably terrified, flew to safety. I had a little cleanup to do, but all is well for both of us.
I guess the reason I'm posting this is that I've never ever had this happen before, and I leave my car outside with windows open most days until I get it ready to put in garage at night. Dang I just got rid of major mice problem in garage and now birds in the car?? I love our wildlife (except mice and gophers, I don't know why Noah let them on the Ark), but want to warn folks to maybe not leave windows totally open.....
