Hey Barry, Thor sounds like a great bird. We had a few hicups this weekend but all went well in the end. First was that he bent a tail feather in the box one morning during a 2 minute drive around the block where he was going to get his morning baggie/lure feeding. The box is dark and he was hooded but that didn't matter. A couple bates and it was bent. Then he carried the sparrow and wouldn't come down. Then Phil checked the scout transmitter on him and it was dead. The battery lasted less than a week. Anyway he was fine and came down hours latter when phil returned. We had neighbors stop by a few times asking if the bird got loose. He was bathing in a pupple in one yard. Laying on a path under a shade tree in another. I think he's introduced himself to every immediate household.

The next two car trips this weekend we had him hooded and then unhooded on a perch. Either way he wouldn't sit still and we were lucky no other feathers were bent. I'm guess taking him the car early does not help things much at this stage. We'll see in the long run.

How was your car ride?