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A device and methods for catching, removing from within buildings, and releasing wild birds are provided. Sonic and/or dynamic characteristics of water are utilized as an attractant to lure birds towards a device for capturing birds. The attractant is located within a holding area of the device. The

A device and methods for catching, removing from within buildings, and releasing wild birds are provided. Sonic and/or dynamic characteristics of water are utilized as an attractant to lure birds towards a device for capturing birds. The attractant is located within a holding area of the device. The walls of the device are transparent and vented to allow the dynamic characteristics of the water to be seen from outside the device and to allow the sonic characteristics to be heard from outside the device. The device includes an opening that allows birds to enter the holding area of the device and that also prevents birds located within the holding area from exiting the device.

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1. A device for catching birds, comprising: an enclosed holding area, said holding area including generally transparent and/or vented walls and top;a base having a first plurality of walls configured to support the generally transparent and/or vented walls and top, and from which the walls are remov

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A device for catching birds, comprising: an enclosed holding area, said holding area including generally transparent and/or vented walls and top;a base having a first plurality of walls configured to support the generally transparent and/or vented walls and top, and from which the walls are removable;a reservoir disposed in the base having a second plurality of walls separate from the first plurality of walls;a floor configured to be disposed between said enclosed holding area and said base, and securable to said enclosed holding area, said floor further configured to support a basin;an opening defined by a wall that enables a bird to enter into said holding area;a door covering said opening, said door, when configured in a capture position, both allows the bird to enter said holding area from the exterior and deters the bird from exiting said holding area; anda water fountain within said holding area, said water fountain including a pump for circulating water within said basin to create dynamic motion and sonic characteristics in the water. 2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said fountain includes a power switch for turning the pump on and off. 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein the base that is removable from the walls. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the walls are a generally solid transparent material. 5. The device according to claim 4, wherein the walls are plexi-glass. 6. The device according to claim 1, wherein the top is vented. 7. The device according to claim 6, wherein the top is a wire grid. 8. The device according to claim 1, wherein said door is connected to an inside wall of said holding area via a hinge. 9. The device according to claim 1, further comprising: a hinge coupling a first side of said enclosed holding area and said floor; anda securing member disposed on an opposite side of the first side, said securing member having a first configuration to maintain said enclosed holding area and said floor in a closed position and a second configuration to enable the floor to swing about said hinge to be in an opened position. 10. The device according to claim 1, wherein said floor and said basin are connected. 11. A method for catching birds, comprising: placing a water source within an enclosed holding area, the holding area including an opening and a door covering the opening, the door allowing a bird to enter the holding area from the exterior and deterring the bird from exiting the holding area;activating a pump to circulate water within the water source by delivering water from the water source into a basin positioned at an elevation higher than the water source, the activated pump causing visible dynamic characteristics and audible sonic characteristics of the water in the basin;placing the enclosed holding area within a building structure in which the bird is located; andcapturing the bird within the holding area without human intervention as the bird is attracted and enticed to enter the holding area by the dynamic characteristics and audible sonic characteristics of the water in the basin. 12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising: inserting a slide member horizontally through the holding area to isolate the bird within a portion of the holding area, the slide member forming a temporary bottom of the holding area to enable a top portion of the holding area to be separated from a base portion while maintaining the bird between the slide member and the top portion of the holding area;removing the holding area from a base at the bottom of said holding area;taking the holding area outside said building structure;removing the slide member to release the bird from the portion of the holding area; andallowing the bird to exit the holding area through the bottom of the holding area. 13. The method according to claim 11, wherein activating the pump is performed when a bird is located within the building structure, and further comprising deactivating the pump when no birds are located within the building structure. 14. The device according to claim 11, wherein said basin has holes that enable water in the basin to drain when the water reaches a certain depth in said basin. 15. The method according to claim 11, further comprising disposing a floor between the enclosed holding area and a base, the floor being securable to the enclosed holding area, and configured to support the basin. 16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising separating one side of the floor from the enclosed holding area while another side of the floor and enclosed holding area are maintained in rotatable connection with one another. 17. A method for configuring a bird capture device, said method comprising; providing a first portion of the bird capture device configured to provide a water reservoir for water to be stored;positioning a second portion of the bird capture device to be supported by the first portion;positioning a third portion of the bird capture device to be supported by the second portion, the third portion being generally transparent and including openings that allow for audible noises to exit therefrom and an opening with a door that, when configured in a capture position, allows a bird to enter but not exit the third portion, the third portion further including a basin and a component of a water fountain that circulates water from the water reservoir in the basin to create a sonic characteristic and enables birds that enter the third portion to drink the water, the third portion further including means for capturing a bird within said third portion to transport the captured bird when said third portion is separated from said first and second portions;separating the third portion from the second portion in response to a bird being captured within the third portion of the bird capture device to remove the bird; anddisplacing at least a portion of the means for capturing the bird to enable the bird to exit the third portion. 18. A bird capture device, comprising: first portion configured to provide a water reservoir for water to be stored;a second portion supported by the first portion;a third portion supported by the second portion, the third portion including walls that are generally transparent and include openings that allow for audible noises to exit therefrom and an opening with a door that, when configured in a capture position, allows a bird to enter but not exit the third portion, the third portion further including a basin and a component of a water fountain that circulates water from the water reservoir in the basin to create a sonic characteristic and enables birds that enter the third portion to drink the water, the device further including means for capturing a bird within said third portion to transport the captured bird when said third portion is separated from said first and second portions; anddisplacing at least a portion of the means for capturing the bird to enable the bird to exit the third portion of the bird capture device. 19. The bird capture device according to claim 18, wherein the basin includes one or more openings that allow for water that enters the basin to be gravitationally dropped from the basin and into the second portion of the bird capture device. 20. The bird capture device according to claim 18, wherein the means for capturing the bird includes a floor member configured to be disposed between the second and third portions of the bird capture device, said floor member connected to the component of the water fountain. 21. The bird captured device according to claim 18, further comprising a bird captured notification device to notify an operator that a bird is captured. 22. A method for catching birds, comprising: placing a water source within an enclosed holding area, the holding area including an opening and a door covering the opening, the door allowing a bird to enter the holding area from the exterior and deterring the bird from exiting the holding area;activating a pump to circulate water within the water source, the activated pump causing visible dynamic characteristics and audible sonic characteristics in the water;placing the enclosed holding area within a building structure in which the bird is located;inserting a slide member horizontally through the holding area to isolate the bird within a portion of the holding area;capturing the bird within the holding area as the bird is attracted and enticed to enter the holding area by the dynamic characteristics and audible sonic characteristics of the water;removing the holding area from a base at the bottom of said holding area;taking the holding area outside said building structure;removing the slide member to release the bird from the portion of the holding area; andallowing the bird to exit the holding area through the bottom of the holding area. 23. The method according to claim 22, further comprising setting the door in a capture position that both allows the bird to enter the holding area from the exterior and deters the bird from exiting the holding area. 24. A method for catching birds, comprising: placing a water source within an enclosed holding area, the holding area including an opening and a door covering the opening, the door allowing a bird to enter the holding area from the exterior and deterring birds from exiting the holding area, the enclosed holding area further including a basin that is accessible to a bird within the enclosed holding area and a floor member disposed between the water source and the holding area;activating a pump to circulate water within the water source by pumping water into the basin, the activated pump causing visible dynamic characteristics and audible sonic characteristics in the water in the basin, the activation being performed when a bird is located within a building structure;deactivating the pump when no birds are located within the building structure; placing the enclosed holding area within the building structure in which a bird is located; capturing the bird within the holding area as the bird is attracted and enticed to enter the holding area by the dynamic characteristics and audible sonic characteristics of the water in the basin;removing the holding area from a base supporting the enclosed holding area, the holding area inclusive of the floor and basin;taking the holding area outside of a building structure;at least partially adjusting the floor member to release the bird from the portion of the enclosed holding area; andallowing the bird to exit the enclosed holding area through the bottom of the enclosed holding area from where at least a portion of the floor member had previously been positioned. 25. The method according to claim 24, further comprising setting the door in a capture position that both allows the bird to enter the holding area from the exterior and deters the bird from exiting the holding area. 26. A device for catching birds, comprising: an enclosed holding area, said holding area including generally transparent and/or vented walls and top;a base configured to support the generally transparent and/or vented walls and top, and from which the walls are removable;an opening defined by a wall that enables a bird to enter into said holding area, wherein the walls include one or more horizontal slots defined by the walls, and wherein the device further includes a slide member generally sized to fit within the one or more slots and to extend generally across said holding area to enable a user (i) to capture a bird within said holding area and said slide member and (ii) to transport the captured bird when said enclosed holding area is separated from said base;a door covering said opening, said door, when configured in a capture position, both allows the bird to enter said holding area from the exterior and deters the bird from exiting said holding area;a water fountain within said holding area, said water fountain including a pump for circulating water within said fountain to create dynamic motion and sonic characteristics in the water; anda basin through which said water fountain operates to circulate the water to create the dynamic motion and sonic characteristics.