Sparky is either a house finch or a purple finch. My husband found him in our back yard. He was blind in one eye and had deformed wing. That didn't slow him down. Jim returned him to his nest several times and he would immediately jump out.
So we set up a new home for Sparky in a plastic tote, filled with twigs, grass and other nesting material. We feed him soggy Cheerios and he thrived. In fact, we discussed changing his name from Sparky to Spunky!
Unfortunately, Sparky didn't make it. When we got home from work tonight, he had passed. Sparky had only been in our life for less than a week, but we sure miss him!
